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Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

...late sleeper...

I am looking for a term or an expression to describe someone who doesn't stay up very late at night. Can I say:

"I am not a late sleeper; I normally go to bed around 9pm ..." Any suggestions?

Thanks!!
  

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Hello Joey_5 My dictionary says "a later sleeper is a person who sleeps late in the morning (=who does not rise early in the morning)". "Night person" or "late-night person would be better if you want to mean "a person who stays up late". The antonym to "night person" is "morning person".

— Paco2004

  • Hello Joey_5 My dictionary says "a later sleeper is a person who sleeps late in the morning (=who does not rise early in the morning)".
  • "Night person" or "late-night person would be better if you want to mean "a person who stays up late".
  • The antonym to "night person" is "morning person".
  • There is also a phrase "early-night person".
  • paco
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Hello Joey_5

My dictionary says "a later sleeper is a person who sleeps late in the morning (=who does not rise early in the morning)". "Night person" or "late-night person would be better if you want to mean "a person who stays up late". The antonym to "night person" is "morning person". There is also a phrase "early-night person".

paco
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Hi,

There's the expression 'he's an early-bird'. I imagine this is derived from the proverb 'The early bird gets the worm'. The guy who gets up early, who gets to the office before everyone else, is an early-bird.

I suppose you might say this of someone who goes to bed before everyone else.

Best wishes, Clive
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"Night person" or "late-night person" ... thanks a lot!!

"Early birds get the worms" is among one of the first English proverbs that I learned, but I have never heard people say "an early person". It sounds good though.

Thank you for the info.
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To describe someone who doesn't stay up very late at night you don't say "He is not a late sleeper". You say "He is not much of a night owl".
If you want to rephrase it, you can just say "He doesn't stay up late" or "He goes to bed early".

CJ
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CalifJimTo describe someone who doesn't stay up very late at night you don't say "He is not a late sleeper". You say "He is not much of a night owl".
If you want to rephrase it, you can just say "He doesn't stay up late" or "He goes to bed early".

CJ

"A night owl" , we have this same expression in Cantonese!!Just wonder where this expre
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