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all-nighter

all-nighter noun: something that lasts throughout the whole night.

Noun

all-nighter (plural all-nighters)

  1. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
    • That party was an all-nighter.
    1. (specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
  2. (UK, slang, crime) A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
  3. (UK, slang, crime) A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
  4. (US, slang, crime) A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.

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Forms of all-nighter

pluralall-nighters
alternative formallnighter
alternative formall nighter

Origin of all-nighter

From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.

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Phrases with all-nighter

Questions about all-nighter

What does all-nighter mean?
All-nighter means something that lasts throughout the whole night.
What part of speech is all-nighter?
All-nighter is a noun.
What is the plural of all-nighter?
The plural of all-nighter is all-nighters.

Words near all-nighter in the dictionary

  1. all-natural
  2. all-new
  3. all-night
  4. all-night-man
  5. all-night-men
  6. all-nighter
  7. all-nighters
  8. all-nite
  9. all-one polynomial
  10. all-one polynomials
  11. all-operator

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