night crawler

noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

an earthworm.

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Nearby words

night and day, night blindness, night bolt, night coach, night court, night crawler, night dancer, night editor, night fighter, night heron, night jasmine

Origin of night crawler

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Regional variation note

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