noctivagant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Walking or wandering in the nighttime, nightwandering.
noun
  1. One who goes walking by night.

Pronunciation

/nɒkˈtɪvəɡənt/ /nɑkˈtɪvəɡənt/

Word forms

noctivagant more noctivagant most noctivagant noctivagants

Etymology

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

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