all-nighter
Pluralall-nighters
- 1A night spent studying or working without going to sleep at all.
Like a light left on all night without ever being switched off.
He pulled an all-nighter to finish writing his term paper.
Too many all-nighters left her tired and sick.
- 2An event or activity that goes on for the whole night.
Like a store that stays open all night and never closes its doors.
The party turned into an all-nighter, lasting until sunrise.
Their card game became an all-nighter that nobody wanted to end.
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- 3A person kept in jail for one whole night.
The officer booked the all-nighter and locked the cell for the night.
By morning, the two all-nighters were released without charge.
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- 4A full night paid for in the company of a prostitute.
Police said the man had paid a prostitute for an all-nighter in a cheap hotel near the station.
At that house, the women charged far more for an all-nighter than for a quick visit.
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Origin
It comes from "all-night" plus the ending "-er."