night owl

noun

: a person who keeps late hours at night

Examples of night owl in a Sentence

a night owl whose spouse is more of an early bird
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However, one of you is a night owl who stays up looking at their phone, while the other is a light sleeper who gets irritated at the blue light in their face. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Snoozing is a kinder, gentler way to wake up, particularly for night owls. Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024 But the crown prince, a night owl, kept Blinken and his team up all night before finally meeting. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 On the final night of our stay, my husband and I had to drag our children — typically not night owls — from the Miniclub, Conrad Chia Laguna’s kids club at 11 p.m. Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for night owl 

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of night owl was in 1594

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“Night owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20owl. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

night owl

noun
: a person who usually stays up late at night

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