nightcrawler
/ˈnaɪtˌkrɔlər/
noun
- A person who is active or works at night, especially in a secretive or unusual way.
- The journalist worked as a nightcrawler, covering late-night crime scenes.
- The nightcrawler roamed the empty streets, photographing the city under moonlight.
- Neighbors called him a nightcrawler because he only left his house after dark.
- An earthworm that comes to the surface at night, often used as fishing bait.
- Nightcrawlers are popular bait because they are large and wriggly.
- He dug up nightcrawlers from the garden for his fishing trip.
- The bait shop sold fresh nightcrawlers in small containers.
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