Meanings
plural night people
- idiomaticA person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
"You see, I'm a creature of the night." "A what?" "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days."
1957 November 30, Walter E. Wilson, “The Horses of the Night”, in The Harvard Crimson, retrieved 12 Feb 20091 more example
I've always been a night person—my mother put me in afternoon kindergarten because she couldn’t get me up in the morning.
2009 January 24, Amy Sacco, “A Life in the Day: Amy Sacco, lady of the night”, in Times Online, UK, retrieved 12 Feb 2009
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 夜貓子 /夜猫子
- 夜貓子 /夜猫子 (yè māozi)night-active person
Finnish iltaihminen, yöihminen
- iltaihminennight-active person
- yöihminennight-active person
French oiseau de nuit
- oiseau de nuitnight-active person
Greek νυχτερινός τύπος, νυχτοπούλι
- νυχτερινός τύπος (nychterinós týpos)night-active person
- νυχτοπούλι (nychtopoúli)night-active person
- ξενύχτης (xenýchtis)night-active person
Japanese 夜型
- 夜型 (yorugata)night-active person
Polish sowa, nocny marek
- sowanight-active person
- nocny mareknight-active person
Russian сова́
- сова́ (sová)night-active person
Swedish kvällsmänniska, nattmänniska
- kvällsmänniskanight-active person
- nattmänniskanight-active person
Cite this entry
night person. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20person
“night person.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20person. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night person,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20person.
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