noctivagant

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noctivagant

/nɒkˈtɪvəɡənt/ UK
/nɑkˈtɪvəɡənt/ US

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From Late Latin noctivagans, from noctivagare, from Latin nocti- (“night”) + participle form of vagari (“to wander”).

adjective more noctivagant · most noctivagant

Walking or wandering in the nighttime, nightwandering. […] I therefore think, Sarah, that the incommensurability of the crime with the effect, completely warrants the supersaliency of this noctivagant delinquent.

noun noctivagants

One who goes walking by night.

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@misc{noctivagant_2026,
  title = {noctivagant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noctivagant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}