nightwalker
7.7
A person who moves around at night, often in secret
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌwɔːkər/
:
caminante nocturno
- As the T-Bird slews wide, cutting sidewalk, scattering nightwalkers, immediately attracting everybody's attention.
Examples
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Many nightwalkers prefer to explore the city streets when they are less crowded.
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As a nightwalker, she felt most alive wandering through the quiet, dark alleys.
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The local community knows that nightwalkers often seek adventure under the cover of darkness.
Synonyms
night owl
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10
3.4
A person who stays up late and does things at night
is active at night in secretive or unusual ways
night person
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4
4.1
A person who likes to be awake and active at night
is active at night in secretive or unusual ways
creature of the night
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2
6.0
A person who prefers to be awake and active at night
is active at night in secretive or unusual ways
nighthawk
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1
8.0
A person who prefers being awake late at night
is active at night in secretive or unusual ways
nightbird
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1
8.9
A person who likes to be awake and active late at night
is active at night in secretive or unusual ways
How Nocturnal
Surface Forms
nightwalker singular
nightwalkers plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word nightwalker is made of night ('dark time') and walker ('one who walks'). It simply means a person who moves or travels at night, often in a secret or unusual way, which is why the word describes someone active after dark.