English Explanatory Dictionary

all-nighter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
  2. An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
  3. A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
  4. A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
  5. A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.

Pronunciation

En-au-all-nighter.ogg

Word forms

all-nighter all-nighters allnighter all nighter

Etymology

From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.

Synonyms

all-nighter curb crawler fare gonk jane jockey john kerb crawler monger muttonmonger punter score short-timer steamer trick wapping cove whoremaster whoremonger

Related words

vigil

Derived words

pull an all-nighter

Translations

Greek: ολονυκτία Greek: ολονυχτία
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