nighthawk
NounUS[nahyt-hawk]/ˈnaɪtˌhɔk/2 syllables
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Noun (2)
- a person who likes to be active late at nightSynonyms: night owlnightbirdType of individualist
- mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckerSynonyms: bullbatmosquito hawkType of goatsucker, nightjarMember of Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
nighthawk noun
1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl. Syn. — night owl, nightbird.
2. Zoology Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar. Syn. — bullbat, mosquito hawk.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5