nightwalking

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noun

The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.

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sleepwalking
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Meanings

nounnightwalking (uncountable)
  1. archaiceuphemisticuncountableThe activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.

    Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution.

    1979 August 11, Kathy MacDonald, “King 'On Trial' for Rape in Women's Street Court”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 1
  2. uncountableSynonym of sleepwalking.

    Synonyms: sleepwalking

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of sleepwalking.

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sleepwalking

Origin

From night + walking.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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