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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a debtor who flees to avoid paying;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous;
- Example: "a shady operation"
[syn: fly-by-night, shady]

2. ephemeral;
- Example: "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fly-by-night
    adj 1: (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady
           operation" [syn: fly-by-night, shady]
    2: ephemeral; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
    n 1: a debtor who flees to avoid paying