Meanings
nounnoctambulist (plural noctambulists)
plural noctambulists
- rareOne who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.
He watched her with the eyes of a noctambulist.
2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 238
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
First attested in 1731; from noct- + -ambulist.
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APA
noctambulist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulist
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“noctambulist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noctambulist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulist.
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