one-nighter
Because it is a word with a single syllable, one-nighter is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofone-nighter
- An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
- A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
Synonyms: "pump and dump", "wham, bam, thank you ma'am"
- Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.
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