noun
Meaning 1
Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That party was an all-nighter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Colloquial Variant guide
all-nighter
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noun
Meaning 2
Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Qualifier: crime
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Qualifier: crime
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, jockey, john, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, punter, score, short-timer, solicitor, steamer, trick, wapping cove, whoremaster, whoremonger
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
Qualifier: crime
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: ολονυκτία (olonyktía) — event that lasts the entire night
- Greek: ολονυχτία (olonychtía) — event that lasts the entire night
- Polish: zarwana noc — event that lasts the entire night