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Definition of night crawler in English: night crawlernoun North American 1An earthworm that comes to the surface at night and is used as fishing bait. 〈主北美〉（尤指夜间爬出地面、常被收集作钓饵的）大蚯蚓 Example sentencesExamples - The night before, he'd worked the counter, ringing up minnows, night crawlers, and bobbers, just like always.
- If you were to grasp one in your hand, it would squirm like a healthy night crawler trying to escape the hook.
- Quickly Megan did the best she could to mash up the night crawler and get the birds to beg for it.
- Red wiggler worms are the most common vermicompost worm, not the large night crawlers often used as fishing bait.
- He has been somewhere in Northern Montana digging for night crawlers in the past few months.
2informal A person who is socially active at night. the bar and nightclub are hot items with chic night crawlers Example sentencesExamples - Opt for a dressy frock with a sense of occasion, but avoid anything that looks too clubby (they will think you are a sleazy night crawler).
- There are plenty of other things to do in Thailand for those not interested a 24-hour binge in South Pattaya and perhaps there should be some adjustment in laws which will accommodate our night crawlers.
- As in the U.S., other hotels have spiced up their bar setting to keep the night crawlers in the house.
- The buildings would always hold an admirable brawniness; thick and dark while the night crawlers of all types were sucking down on bottles of booze, rioting in the shadows, or hell, just trying to have a good time.
- Others, sensing a change in London night crawlers, did the same.
Definition of night crawler in US English: night crawler(also nightcrawler) noun North American 1An earthworm, in particular one that comes to the surface at night and is collected for use as fishing bait. 〈主北美〉（尤指夜间爬出地面、常被收集作钓饵的）大蚯蚓 Example sentencesExamples - Red wiggler worms are the most common vermicompost worm, not the large night crawlers often used as fishing bait.
- He has been somewhere in Northern Montana digging for night crawlers in the past few months.
- The night before, he'd worked the counter, ringing up minnows, night crawlers, and bobbers, just like always.
- If you were to grasp one in your hand, it would squirm like a healthy night crawler trying to escape the hook.
- Quickly Megan did the best she could to mash up the night crawler and get the birds to beg for it.
- 1.1informal A person who is socially active at night.
the bar and nightclub are hot items with chic night crawlers Example sentencesExamples - The buildings would always hold an admirable brawniness; thick and dark while the night crawlers of all types were sucking down on bottles of booze, rioting in the shadows, or hell, just trying to have a good time.
- As in the U.S., other hotels have spiced up their bar setting to keep the night crawlers in the house.
- Opt for a dressy frock with a sense of occasion, but avoid anything that looks too clubby (they will think you are a sleazy night crawler).
- There are plenty of other things to do in Thailand for those not interested a 24-hour binge in South Pattaya and perhaps there should be some adjustment in laws which will accommodate our night crawlers.
- Others, sensing a change in London night crawlers, did the same.
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