Home › Words › N › nightworknightwork/ˈnʌɪtwəːk/nightwork · noun — work which is carried out at night.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).nightwork is pronounced /ˈnʌɪtwəːk/.EtymologyFrom night + work. Compare Dutch nachtwerk, German Nachtwerk.nounWork which is carried out at night.e.g.“Much of that highway reconstruction project was nightwork.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).