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Webster 1913 Edition


Lychnobite

Lych′no-bite

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Noun.
[Gr.
λύχνοσ
a lamp +
βίοσ
life.]
One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.

Definition 2024


lychnobite

lychnobite

English

Noun

lychnobite (plural lychnobites)

  1. (rare) a person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.
    • Observer Journal (Dunkirk, New York); published November 5th, 1887
      Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke him.