Definition
A 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.
In Context
- ""You see, I'm a creature of the night." "A what?" "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days.""
- "I've always been a night person—my mother put me in afternoon kindergarten because she couldn’t get me up in the morning."
Also Said As
- nighthawk
- night owl
Opposite In Meaning
See Also
- eveningness
- morning impaired