What is the Latin word for cruiser?

The usual Latin words for “cruiser” are praedor, maritimus, praedātōrius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“cruiser” in Latin

praedorto acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; to pillage, plunder, despoil; to ravage, rob, take maritimusOf or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime.; changeable, inconstant praedātōriusplundering, piratical, rapacious, predatory

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

cruiser

praedo (maritimus, piratical cruiser). By metonymy, the ship itself: *navis armata in expeditionem missa; navis praedonis or praedatoria (piratical): to make the sea unsafe by their (piratical) cruisers, mare infestum facere navibus piraticis; latrociniis et praedationibus infestare mare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for cruiser?: The usual Latin words for “cruiser” are praedor, maritimus, praedātōrius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.