1771 17 Aug. 607/1 A few Days since, Capt. Mortimore, of the Larn Revenue Cruizer, seized, off the Northern Coast, 12 Pipes and 15 Hogsheads of Brandy, [etc.].
1830 F. Marryat I. xiii. 188 I trust she's a revenue cruiser.
1994 D. E. Jordan ii. iv. 106 The Westport Board of Guardians required..two revenue cruisers..to aid their rate collectors.