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night owl
night owln. Informal A person who habitually stays up and is active late into the night.night owl or night hawkninformal a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at nightnight′ owl`
n. a person who often stays up late at night. [1840–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  night owl - a person who likes to be active late at nightnightbird, nighthawkindividualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action |
Translations
night owl
night owlA person who prefers to be awake late at night. In my younger days, I was quite a night owl and would often stay up until sunrise.See also: night, owlnight owlFig. someone who stays up at night; someone who works at night. My roommate is a night owl and usually reads until 5:00 A.M. A few night owls stayed at the café all night long.See also: night, owlnight owlA person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s. See also: night, owla night owl If you call someone a night owl, you mean that they regularly stay up late at night. Night owls can even order a 3am steak at the 24-hour Horizons Court Hotel. Joe is a night owl whereas I'm more of an early bird.See also: night, owla ˈnight owl (informal) somebody who feels more lively at night and usually goes to bed very late: She’s a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight.See also: night, owlNight Owl
A popular term for a person whose circadian period is longer than 24 hours, who wakes up before his/her peak hour of sleepinessnight owl
Synonyms for night owlnoun a person who likes to be active late at nightSynonymsRelated Words |