nightwalker

noun

night·​walk·​er ˈnīt-ˌwȯ-kər 

plural nightwalkers

1

: a person who roams about at night especially with criminal intent

2

: sex worker

especially : one who solicits in the streets

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nightwalker

• blocker
• chalker
• cocker
• docker
• hawker
• hocker
• knocker
• locker
• mocker
• ocher
• rocker
• shocker

Legal Definition

nightwalker

noun

night·​walk·​er ˈnīt-ˌwȯ-kər 

: a person who roams about at night soliciting others for illicit sexual acts

—often preceded by common