night person

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night person

noun night people

  1. idiomatic A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime. "You see, I'm a creature of the night." "A what?" "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days."

    Similar: nighthawk, night owl

Opposite: morning person

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noun

Opposite: morning person

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noun night-active person

日本語夜型 yorugata
中文夜貓子 /夜猫子 yè māozi
Françaisoiseau de nuit
Ελληνικάνυχτερινός τύπος nychterinós týpos, νυχτοπούλι nychtopoúli, ξενύχτης xenýchtis
Русскийсова́ sová

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@misc{night_person_2026,
  title = {night person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/night%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}