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Meaning of nightwalking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
    archaic, euphemistic, uncountable
  2. Synonym of sleepwalking.
    uncountable

Examples

“Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

nightwandering nightward nightwatchman nightwatchwoman nightwear nightwork

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