A person who works at night, esp. one who works a night shift.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > one who works at specific time or hours (14) night worker1601 A person who works at night, esp. one who works a night shift. daysman?1614 A man who works during the day or on a day shift. Cf. nightman, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. nightman1620 A man who works during the night or on a night shift. Also (slang): a nocturnal wrongdoer or criminal; a burglar. dayworker1802 A person who works during the day; one who works a day shift. Cf. night worker, n. dayman1821 A man (esp. a shift worker) who works during the day as opposed to at night. Frequently opposed to nightman. full-timer1839 A person who works full-time; (sometimes more generally) a person who engages in an activity, occupies a role, etc., full-time. Cf. part-timer, n. whole-timer1840 (a) (now chiefly South Asian) a person who works full time; cf. full-timer, n. 2; (b) a child who attends school during the whole of the school… all-night man1861 a person, typically a man, who works through the night, or (less commonly) stays up all night in recreational pursuits; cf. all-nighter, n. 2a. part-timer1886 A person who works part-time; a part-time worker, student, etc. all-timer1891 A full-time student, worker, etc.; = full-timer, n. Now rare. over-timer1910 A person who works overtime. Saturdayite1932 In the Soviet Union: an act of working voluntarily on a Saturday; a Saturday worked voluntarily. Cf. subbotnik, n. nine-to-fiver1945 A person who works routinely between the standard office hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Subcategories:— illegally (1) |
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