# nighter

/ˈnaɪtɝ/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/nighter
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

a job shift, game, or show that happens at night or lasts all night.

For teachers: an event, performance, or work period scheduled at night or continuing through the night. Often appears in compounds such as 'all-nighter' for a night of work or study and 'one-nighter' for a single-night performance.

## Examples

- He works a nighter at the hospital this week.
- The theater schedules a late nighter on Fridays for workers who cannot attend evening shows.
- After pulling a nighter to finish the report, she arrives at the morning meeting with coffee in hand and data fully checked.

## Synonyms

overnighter

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