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nighter

nighter

4 8.8
An event like a party or concert that lasts all night
  • noun
  • /ˈnaɪtər/
  • UK
translation icon : trasnochada
  • Oh, and bring a sleeping bag, it's gonna be an all nighter.
  • an all-nighter
  • a one-nighter
  • pull an all-nighter

Examples

  • It's gonna be an all nighter.

  • So, I brought you the cut, it's gonna be a good old-fashioned all nighter.

  • So this will be an all-nighter... of watching.

  • "No, this is an all-nighter," she said.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So it looks like we'll be doing an all-nighter.

  • Looks like it's going to be another "all-nighter."

    Blog text (5)
  • Welcome to our end of summer blast all-nighter.

  • You know, we booked the Rolling Stones for a one-nighter in Phoenix.

  • You still have halfway to go, and if you use all your energy now, how in the world will you be able to pull all-nighters before finals?

    Blog text (20)
  • We're hosting an all-night nighter with games, music, and dancing until dawn.

Synonyms

all-nighter
vsnighter
  • Informal
26 5.1

A night when someone stays awake to study or work

refers to an event that lasts all night usually a party or performance

Compounds

all-nighter
  • Informal
26 5.1

A night when someone stays awake to study or work

8.9

A person who often goes to the opening night of a play or show

How Long

nighter
  • UK
4 8.8
late-night
84 3.9
evening
1.0

Surface Forms

nighter singular
nighters plural

Morphology

nighter = night (transparent) = night + er

The meaning of an event lasting all night follows directly from 'night' + '-er' in an extended but still recognizable way.

Etymology

Nighter comes from night and the ending -er, which can turn a time into a thing or event. So a nighter is an event or party that lasts through the 'night' until morning.