English Reference

Idiom

night person

Meaning

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.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I am a night person, so I prefer working late.”

“My roommate is a night person who cleans the kitchen at midnight while I am sleeping.”

“Although the office requires early arrivals, he has always been a night person and struggles to maintain focus before noon.”

Examples

simple

“I am a night person, so I prefer working late.”

contextual

“My roommate is a night person who cleans the kitchen at midnight while I am sleeping.”

complex

“Although the office requires early arrivals, he has always been a night person and struggles to maintain focus before noon.”

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