night owl
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night owl
- /ˈnaɪt aʊl/ UK
- /ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl/ US
Where it comes from
From night + owl, from the fact that the bird is active at night.
noun night owls · night-owl
- An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal. Their Weapons like to Lightning, came and went: / Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight, / Or like a lazie Threſher with a Flaile, / Fell gently downe, as if they ſtrucke their Friends.
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One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
"You are one night owl, Monsieur Reetchie," he said. / "And you seem to prefer the small hours for your visits, Monsieur de St. Gré," I could not refrain from replying.
Similar: nighthawk, night person · Opposite: day lark, early bird, lark, morning person
- A musical instrument which imitates an owl's hoot, consisting of a receptacle partly filled with water and a mouthpiece that is blown into. The night-owl,—a mug-shaped instrument, with an orifice in its side, through which a whistle is inserted,—when used, is partly filled with water, to give the tremulous owl-hoot sound.
Translations
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noun one who is awake at night
| Español | ave nocturna, noctámbulo, noctívago, trasnochador, nocheriego, nocherniego |
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| 日本語 | 夜更かし yofukashi, 宵っ張り yoippari, 宵っぱり yoippari, 夜型 yorugata |
| 中文 | 夜貓子 /夜猫子 yè māozi |
| Português | coruja, noctâmbulo, noctívago |
| Français | couche-tard, noctambule, oiseau de nuit |
| Deutsch | Nachteule, Nachtschwärmer, Nachtmensch |
| Italiano | nottambulo, nottolone |
| Ελληνικά | νυχτερινός τύπος nychterinós týpos, νυχτοπούλι nychtopoúli, ξενύχτης xenýchtis |
| Русский | полуно́чник polunóčnik, сова́ sová |
| Tiếng Việt | cú đêm |
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title = {night owl},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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