lychnobite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.

Word forms

lychnobite lychnobites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λυχνόβιος (lukhnóbios, “living by lamplight”), from λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + βίος (bíos, “life”); ending analogical to cenobite.

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