daylighter

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noun

One member of a group that carried out daytime violence against tenants suspected of opposing the Land League.

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Meanings

noundaylighter (plural daylighters)

plural daylighters

  1. IrelandhistoricalobsoleteOne member of a group that carried out daytime violence against tenants suspected of opposing the Land League.

Origin

From daylight + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

daylighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylighter

MLA

“daylighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylighter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daylighter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylighter.

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