noctivagatorn.

Brit.

/nɒkˈtɪvəɡeɪtə/, U.S.

/nɑkˈtɪvəˌɡeɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin noctivagat- , noctivagare , -or suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin noctivagat-, past participial stem of noctivagare noctivagate v. + -or suffix. Compare later noctivagate v. Compare also earlier noctivagant adj. and slightly earlier noctivagant n.

Now rare.

A person who wanders or roams about at night.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering at night > one who

night-waker?c1475

night wanderer1576

noctivagant1633

noctivagatora1645

a1645 D. Featley in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 544 After prayers he commanded the gates to be lockt, to prevent or at least discover all Noctivagators.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 99 Who..ask'd this noctivagator, where he had been so late.

a1703 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) II. 47 To search and seize Noctivagators and other suspicious persons.

1997 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 21 Mar. Clubs are sprouting like mad mushrooms under the dark night skies. It's almost too much for your friendly noctivagator to keep up with.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noctivagator
释义	noctivagatorn. Brit. /nɒkˈtɪvəɡeɪtə/, U.S. /nɑkˈtɪvəˌɡeɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin noctivagat- , noctivagare , -or suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin noctivagat-, past participial stem of noctivagare noctivagate v. + -or suffix. Compare later noctivagate v. Compare also earlier noctivagant adj. and slightly earlier noctivagant n. Now rare. A person who wanders or roams about at night. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering at night > one who night-waker?c1475 night wanderer1576 noctivagant1633 noctivagatora1645 a1645 D. Featley in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 544 After prayers he commanded the gates to be lockt, to prevent or at least discover all Noctivagators. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 99 Who..ask'd this noctivagator, where he had been so late. a1703 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) II. 47 To search and seize Noctivagators and other suspicious persons. 1997 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 21 Mar. Clubs are sprouting like mad mushrooms under the dark night skies. It's almost too much for your friendly noctivagator to keep up with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1645
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