OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21815

night owl

/ˈnaɪt aʊl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ave nocturna • noctámbulo • noctívago • trasnochador
One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
"You are one night owl, Monsieur Reetchie," he said. / "And you seem to prefer the small hours for your visits, Monsieur de St. Gré," I could not refrain from replying.
It has been said the perfect transportation salesman must be: "A man of vision and ambition; an after dinner speaker; before and after dinner goodfellow; he must work all day; be a…
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