NIGHTHAWK

nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk

(noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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.]

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

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7 May 2025

(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”

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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.