night crawler

noun

: earthworm

especially : a large earthworm found on the soil surface at night and used for fish bait

Examples of night crawler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conceivably, red wiggler egg casings would be deposited on assorted organic matter on the soil surface, whereas night crawler eggs would be deposited more deeply in the soil. —oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2021

Anglers can try midlake reefs or transitions off deep weed edges at around 18-25 feet or mud flats at 28-34 feet using spinners with a leech or night crawler. —Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020

Try near shallow, main lake points using crank baits, rattle traps, night crawlers on a bottom bouncer, and Flicker Shad crank baits in 10 feet or less. —Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 11 July 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

night crawler

noun

: earthworm

especially : a large earthworm found on the soil surface at night and often used as bait for fish