nighttime (nittim)

[= Icel. nattartimi, nætrtimi; as night + time.] The period of the night. night-tradert (nīt'trā"der), n. A prostitute. All kinds of females, from the night - trader, in the street. Mas singer, The Picture, i. 2. night-tripping (nīt'trip"ing), a. Tripping about in the night. O that it could be proved That some night - tripping fairy had exchanged In cradle-clothes our children where they lay! Shak., 1 Hen. IV., i. 1. 87. night-waket (nīt'wāk), n. [ nighte wake , nihtwacu (= D. nachtwaak , nachtwake = OHG. nahtwaka = Icel. nättvaka ; cf. D. nacht wacht = MLG. nachtwacht = MHG. nahtwahte , G. nachtwacht = Sw.nattväkt = Dan. nattevagt ), niht , night, + wacu , wake, watch: see night and wakel , n. Cf. night -watch.] A night-watch. (nīt'wa"ker), n . [ waker ; waker ; night night + + waker . waker .] A night-watcher. night-waking (nīt'wa"king), a. Watching in the night.