night-hawk

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nahyt hawk]
- /naɪt hɔk/
- /naɪt hɔːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt hawk]
- /naɪt hɔk/

Definitions of night-hawk word

noun night-hawk any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage. 1
noun night-hawk the European goatsucker or nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. 1
noun night-hawk Informal. a person who is habitually up or moving about late at night; night owl. 1

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Origin of night-hawk

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; night + hawk1

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Parts of speech for Night-hawk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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night-hawk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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