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Meaning: (idiomatic)A person whosepreferenceorcustomis to remainawakeandactiveduring theeveningand earlymorning(night) hours, and who usuallysleepsduring part of thedaytime.1957November 30, Walter E. Wilson, “The Horses of the Night”, inThe Harvard Crimson, retrieved 12 Feb. 2009:"You see, I'm a creature of the night.""A what?""Anight person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days."2009January 24, Amy Sacco, “A Life in the Day: Amy Sacco, lady of the night”, inTimes Online, UK, retrieved 12 Feb. 2009:I've always been anight person—my mother put me in afternoon kindergarten because she couldn’t get me up in the morning.
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