"creature of the night" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-creature of the night.ogg [Australia] Forms: creatures of the night [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|creatures of the night}} creature of the night (plural creatures of the night)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) A prostitute. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: prostitute
    Sense id: en-creature_of_the_night-en-noun-NiVr4rC1
  2. (literal) A nocturnal animal. Categories (topical): Prostitution Related terms: lady of the night
    Sense id: en-creature_of_the_night-en-noun-7Q5FbS0s Disambiguation of Prostitution: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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