overnighter

o·ver·night·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-nahy-ter]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪ tər/
- /ˌəʊv.əˈ.naɪt.ə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-nahy-ter]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪ tər/

Definitions of overnighter word

noun overnighter an overnight stay or trip. 1
noun overnighter a traveler or visitor making an overnight stay. 1
noun overnighter something serving overnight travel, as a special train or an overnight bag. 1
noun overnighter a person making an overnight stop 0
noun overnighter a bag used for an overnight stop 0
noun overnighter an overnight stop 0

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Origin of overnighter

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; overnight + -er1

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Parts of speech for Overnighter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overnighter

overnighter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

overnighter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overnighter

noun overnighter

accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
baggage — Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
carry-on — of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane: carry-on luggage.

All 4 Synonyms of overnighter