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▸ noun: (often attributive) One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc.
▸ noun: (idiomatic, derogatory) A person or business that appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy, or giving an impression of transience.
▸ noun: (idiomatic, derogatory) A traveling businessman or tradesman.
Similar:
shady,
temporary,
impermanent,
untrustworthy,
untrusty,
night fly,
night bird,
nocturnalist,
flyer,
flightling,
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Opposite:
Types:
disreputable,
unreliable,
undependable,
untrustworthy,
shady,
questionable,
suspicious,
dubious,
more...
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