night-linern.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night line n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < night line n. + -er suffix1.
Angling.
rare.
1902 Jan. 47/1 The night-liner..slipped into the black water like an otter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).