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noctambulist

noctambulist noun: one who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.

Noun

noctambulist (plural noctambulists)

  1. (rare) One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.
    • He watched her with the eyes of a noctambulist.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 238

Forms of noctambulist

pluralnoctambulists

Origin of noctambulist

First attested in 1731; from noct- + -ambulist.

Questions about noctambulist

What does noctambulist mean?
Noctambulist means one who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.
What part of speech is noctambulist?
Noctambulist is a noun.
What is the plural of noctambulist?
The plural of noctambulist is noctambulists.

Words near noctambulist in the dictionary

  1. noctambulations
  2. noctambule
  3. noctambules
  4. noctambulic
  5. noctambulism
  6. noctambulist
  7. noctambulistic
  8. noctambulists
  9. noctambulo
  10. noctambuloes
  11. noctambulous

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