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单词 noctambulist
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noctambulistn.

Brit. /nɒkˈtambjᵿlɪst/, U.S. /nɑkˈtæmbjələst/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin noctambulus , -ist suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin noctambulus sleepwalker (see noctambulous adj.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier noctambulo n., noct-ambler n., noctambulant n., and slightly later noctambule n.
A person who walks or moves about at night; esp. a somnambulist, a sleepwalker.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who
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somnambule1837
moonwalker1950
the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking at night > one who
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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking in sleep > one who
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1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Noctambulist, a Person who walks in the Night, properly in Sleep.
1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. ix. 130 The proneness of noctambulists to loss of consciousness.
1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. i. 55 If a noctambulist yourself, you may indeed encounter, towards the small hours, an occasional night-errant.
1985 B. Unsworth Stone Virgin 107 There were still a good many people about on the Molo—Venice being then as now a city of inveterate noctambulists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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