cruiser

noun

cruis·​er ˈkrü-zər 

1

: a vehicle that cruises: such as

a

: squad car

b

: a powerboat with facilities (such as a cabin and plumbing) necessary for living aboard

called also cabin cruiser

c

: beach cruiser

… bikes don't come much more basic than cruisers.

—Ron Koch

2

: a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship

3

: a person who cruises

Examples of cruiser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The officers also saw that the windshield of a cruiser had been hit by a bullet. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Dramatic photos from the scene show flames shooting high above the cruiser as thick black smoke poured into the sky. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Yellow evidence markers charted at least 28 shells from the exchange of gunfire, most of them clustered around the driver’s side door of Heflin’s cruiser. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Other concerned cruisers shared their names and hometowns in a video recording. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cruiser

• battle cruiser
• beach cruiser
• cabin cruiser
• police cruiser

Rhymes for cruiser

• boozer
• bruiser
• chooser
• loser
• user
• abuser
• accuser
• diffuser
• multiuser

Kids Definition

cruiser

noun

cruis·​er ˈkrü-zər 

1

: squad car

2

: a large fast warship smaller than a battleship

3

: a motorboat equipped for living aboard