lychnobite

noun

1. A person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.

   rare

   Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke him.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek λυχνόβιος (lukhnóbios, “living by lamplight”), from λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + βίος (bíos, “life”); ending analogical to cenobite.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry lychnobite (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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