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Definitions for Nighthawk
[1] any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
[2] the European goatsucker or nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.
[3] Informal . a person who is habitually up or moving about late at night; night owl.
[4] Also called: bullbat , mosquito hawk any American nightjar of the genus Chordeiles and related genera, having a dark plumage and, in the male, white patches on the wings and tail
[5] informal another name for night owl
Words related to Nighthawk
libertine, rake, waster, lecher, wastrel, reprobate, prodigal, degenerate, operator, good-for-nothing, debauchee, swinger, abandoned, corrupt, debauched, depraved, dissipated, evil, fast, intemperate
Words nearby Nighthawk
nightclub, nightdress, nightfall, nightglow, nightgown, nighthawk, nightie, nightingale, nightingale ward, nightingale, florence, nightjar
Origin of Nighthawk
First recorded in 1605–15; night + hawk1
Synonyms for Nighthawk
abandoned, corrupt, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissipated, evil, fast, fast and loose, gone bad, high living, in the fast lane, intemperate, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine, licentious, light, loose, night owl, on the take, open, player, profligate, raffish, rakish, reprobate, slack, swift, sybaritic, unconstrained, unprincipled, unrestrained, vicious, wanton, wayward, wicked, wild