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afternooner

afternooner noun: a person performing some activity in the afternoon.

Noun

afternooner (plural afternooners)

  1. A person performing some activity in the afternoon.
    • Genevieve would be teaching the Wednesday afternooners again, and Ana looked forward to contributing.2016, Melissa Brayden, First Position
    • The night crowd was definitely up-scale from the afternooners.2016, P. X. Duke, Dreams Die Hard

Forms of afternooner

pluralafternooners

Origin of afternooner

From afternoon + -er.

Questions about afternooner

What does afternooner mean?
Afternooner means a person performing some activity in the afternoon.
What part of speech is afternooner?
Afternooner is a noun.
What is the plural of afternooner?
The plural of afternooner is afternooners.

Words near afternooner in the dictionary

  1. afternoon farmer
  2. afternoon farmers
  3. afternoon tea
  4. afternoon teas
  5. afternoone
  6. afternooner
  7. afternooners
  8. afternoones
  9. afternoonified
  10. afternoonish
  11. afternoons

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