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night people

night people is the plural of night person.

Meaning of night person

Noun

night person (plural night people)

  1. (idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
    • "You see, I'm a creature of the night."
      "A what?"
      "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days."1957 November 30, Walter E. Wilson, “The Horses of the Night”, in The Harvard Crimson, retrieved 12 Feb 2009
    Synonyms:
    nighthawk, night owl

Questions about night people

What is night people the plural of?
Night people is the plural of night person.

Words near night people in the dictionary

  1. night owl
  2. night owls
  3. night palsy
  4. night parrot
  5. night parrots
  6. night people
  7. night person
  8. night piece
  9. night rider
  10. night riders
  11. night safe

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