nightwork

/ˈnaɪtˌwɜrk/
noun
  1. Work that is done during the night, especially as part of a job or routine.
    • The security guard's nightwork involves patrolling the building every hour.
    • Many hospitals require nurses to do nightwork to cover the overnight shifts.
    • She prefers nightwork because the office is quiet and she can focus better.
  2. Secret or illegal activity carried out under cover of darkness.
    • The detective suspected the gang's nightwork was behind the recent burglaries.
    • The smugglers relied on nightwork to move their goods across the border unseen.
    • Legends say the thieves did their nightwork by the light of a single lantern.
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