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English
Etymology
From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.
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Noun
all-nighter (plural all-nighters)
- Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
That party was an all-nighter.
- (specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
- (UK, crime, slang) A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
- (UK, crime, slang) A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client
- (US, crime, slang) A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
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