nighthawk
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
nighthawk (plural nighthawks)
- (UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus. [from 17th c.]
- (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. [from 18th c.]
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 91:
- The swallows circled around and I watched them and the night-hawks flying above the roofs and drank the Cinzano.
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 91:
- A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. [from 19th c.]
- A nighthawker.
- (New World nightjar) bullbat, nightjar
- (person who remains awake and active during the night) night owl, night person
- Italian: nottolone, succiacapre, caprimulgo
- Italian: nottolone, caprimulgo, succiacapre
- Spanish: chotacabras
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