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night person en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
   • I've always been a night person—my mother put me in afternoon kindergarten because she couldn’t get me up in the morning. 2009 January 24, Amy Sacco, “A Life in the Day: Amy Sacco, lady of the night”, in Times Online, UK, retrieved 12 Feb 2009:
   • "You see, I'm a creature of the night." "A what?" "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days." 1957 November 30, Walter E. Wilson, “The Horses of the Night”, in The Harvard Crimson, retrieved 12 Feb 2009:

Forms

Antonyms

morning person

Relateds

eveningness · morning impaired

Synonyms

night owl · nighthawk

Translations (13)

pl nocny marek (night-active person) · ru сова́ (night-active person) · el ξενύχτης (night-active person) · sv kvällsmänniska (night-active person) · fr oiseau de nuit (night-active person) · sv nattmänniska (night-active person) · fi yöihminen (night-active person) · cmn 夜貓子 /夜猫子 (night-active person) · ja 夜型 (night-active person) · fi iltaihminen (night-active person) · el νυχτερινός τύπος (night-active person) · pl sowa (night-active person) · el νυχτοπούλι (night-active person)