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fly-by-nighter

fly-by-nighter noun: synonym of fly-by-night (“one who appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy”).

Noun

fly-by-nighter (plural fly-by-nighters)

  1. Synonym of fly-by-night (“one who appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy”).
    Synonyms:
    fly-by-night

Synonyms of fly-by-nighter

Forms of fly-by-nighter

pluralfly-by-nighters

Questions about fly-by-nighter

What does fly-by-nighter mean?
Fly-by-nighter means synonym of fly-by-night (“one who appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy”).
What part of speech is fly-by-nighter?
Fly-by-nighter is a noun.
What is the plural of fly-by-nighter?
The plural of fly-by-nighter is fly-by-nighters.

Words near fly-by-nighter in the dictionary

  1. fly-boys
  2. fly-by
  3. fly-by salute
  4. fly-by salutes
  5. fly-by-night
  6. fly-by-nighter
  7. fly-by-nighters
  8. fly-by-nights
  9. fly-by-wire
  10. fly-bys
  11. fly-catcher

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