Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nighthawk

2 senses of nighthawk

Sense 1
night owl, nighthawk, nightbird -- (a person who likes to be active late at night)
       => individualist -- (a person who pursues independent thought or action)

Sense 2
nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk -- (mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker)
       => goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid -- (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)