A person who walks around at night, esp. with criminal intentions; a nocturnal thief or miscreant.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets > at night (4) night-walker1422 A person who walks around at night, esp. with criminal intentions; a nocturnal thief or miscreant. nightcap1623 slang. A lawyer; a serjeant-at-law. Cf. sense 1a. Obsolete. rare. night-runner1670 a person who is active at night, esp. for criminal purposes; cf. night-walker, n. 1a. scourer1672 In the 17th–18th centuries: One who made a practice of roistering through the streets at night, beating the watch, breaking windows, etc. |
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