all-nighter

[ awl-nahy-ter ]

/ ˈɔlˈnaɪ tər /

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noun Informal.

something that lasts, is available, or is open for business throughout the night: The poker game turned into an all-nighter. Are any of the grocery stores all-nighters?

an act of staying up all night, as to study or finish a task: I had to pull an all-nighter to get the paper done on time.

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Origin of all-nighter

1890–95; all night + -er¹

Words nearby all-nighter

all joking aside, all kinds of, allmouth, allness, all-night, all-nighter, allo-, Alloa, alloantibody, alloantigen, allobarbital

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How to use all-nighter in a sentence

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Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.
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Could the government of the country be now carried on upon principles that were all-powerful twenty—or even fewer—years ago?
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From Leamington to London was nearly an all-day's run, although the distance is only one hundred miles.
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British Dictionary definitions for all-nighter

all-nighter

/ (ˌɔːlˈnaɪtə) /

noun

an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all night

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