"all-nighter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-all-nighter.ogg Forms: all-nighters [plural], allnighter [alternative], all nighter [alternative]
Etymology: From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|all-night|er|id2=relational}} all-night + -er, {{confix|en|all|night|er|nocat=1}} all- + night + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} all-nighter (plural all-nighters)
  1. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
    Sense id: en-all-nighter-en-noun-ByZ~UhKI Categories (other): Night, Prostitution, Time Disambiguation of Night: 22 22 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 29 24 25 11 Disambiguation of Time: 50 50 0 0 0
  2. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
    (specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
    Tags: specifically
    Sense id: en-all-nighter-en-noun-awG5PZZF Categories (other): Night, Prostitution, Time Disambiguation of Night: 22 22 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 29 24 25 11 Disambiguation of Time: 50 50 0 0 0
  3. (UK, crime, slang) A session with a prostitute covering the entire night. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-all-nighter-en-noun-FqmDnT0x Categories (other): British English, Crime, Night, Prostitution Disambiguation of Night: 22 22 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 29 24 25 11
  4. (UK, crime, slang) A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms: prostitute's client
    Sense id: en-all-nighter-en-noun-IxQwRKaa Categories (other): British English, Crime, Night, People, Prostitution Disambiguation of Night: 22 22 18 17 21 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 95 5 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 29 24 25 11
  5. (US, crime, slang) A criminal or other person kept in jail over night. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-all-nighter-en-noun-xrfB6K6W Categories (other): American English, Crime, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Night, Prison, Prostitution Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 12 10 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 6 12 14 13 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 8 11 9 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 4 85 Disambiguation of Night: 22 22 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Prison: 0 0 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 29 24 25 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pull an all-nighter Related terms: vigil

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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