night person
night person noun: 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.
Noun
night person (plural night people)
- 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 - I've always been a night person—my mother put me in afternoon kindergarten because she couldn’t get me up in the morning.2009 January 24, Amy Sacco, “A Life in the Day: Amy Sacco, lady of the night”, in Times Online, UK, retrieved 12 Feb 2009
- "You see, I'm a creature of the night."
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Forms of night person
| plural | night people |
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Questions about night person
- What does night person mean?
- Night person means 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.
- What part of speech is night person?
- Night person is a noun.
- What is the plural of night person?
- The plural of night person is night people.
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