a person who works at night or otherwise stays up late
night owl
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night owl
noun
InformalA person who habitually stays up and is active late into the night.
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Noun
(plural night owls)
- (idiomatic) One who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.
- He's a night owl. He would rather stay up until 6am than wake up at that time.
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