nightman

English

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.
  • A male night shift worker.
  • A nightwatchman; a guard who works at night.

Etymology

Suffix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense).

Origin

English

night

Gloss

noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense

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