night owl

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noun Informal.

a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.

Origin of night owl

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby night owl

nightmarish, night monkey, night-night, night nurse, night office, night owl, night palsy, night person, night raven, nightrider, night robe

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Example sentences from the Web for night owl

Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch, that will draw three souls out of one weaver?
Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor
In the day-time she changed herself into a cat or a night-owl, but in the evening she became like an ordinary woman again.
The Green Fairy Book|Various
It was some one mimicking a night-owl, and doing it very badly, as the boy's true ear detected at once.
Then Marched the Brave|Harriet T. Comstock
From a tree near the forest Tess could hear the screech of a night-owl die away in smothered laughter.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White

Now speaks the night-owl forth to welcome them Into the kingdom of the gloomy shadows.
Early Plays|Henrik Ibsen

British Dictionary definitions for night owl

night owl

night hawk

noun

informal a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night

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Idioms and Phrases with night owl

night owl

A person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s.

单词	night owl
释义	night owl SEE SYNONYMS FOR night owl ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk. Origin of night owl First recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby night owl nightmarish, night monkey, night-night, night nurse, night office, night owl, night palsy, night person, night raven, nightrider, night robe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for night owl Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch, that will draw three souls out of one weaver? Shakespeare and Music\|Edward W. Naylor In the day-time she changed herself into a cat or a night-owl, but in the evening she became like an ordinary woman again. The Green Fairy Book\|Various It was some one mimicking a night-owl, and doing it very badly, as the boy's true ear detected at once. Then Marched the Brave\|Harriet T. Comstock From a tree near the forest Tess could hear the screech of a night-owl die away in smothered laughter. Tess of the Storm Country\|Grace Miller White Now speaks the night-owl forth to welcome them Into the kingdom of the gloomy shadows. Early Plays\|Henrik Ibsen British Dictionary definitions for night owl night owl night hawk noun informal a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with night owl night owl A person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to night owl rake, killer, philanderer, cat, player, wolf, womanizer, operator, sport, speed, tomcat, swinger, rounder, chaser, abandoned, corrupt, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissipated
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night owl

noun Informal.

Origin of night owl

Words nearby night owl

Example sentences from the Web for night owl

British Dictionary definitions for night owl

night hawk

noun

Idioms and Phrases with night owl

Words related to night owl