Definition of "one-nighters" [one-nighters]

• Plural form of one-nighter. (noun)

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• "I preferred to relate to the ones I called the one-nighters.... people who came in with a car packed full of belongings, pitched a tent, used the showers, did laundry, and the next day they were gone."
• "Ellington was on the road, undertaking a series of one-nighters, when he heard the news of his mother's demise, and he stayed up all night in his Pullman car, "all caught up in the rhythm and motion of the train dashing through the south", to lay the foundations of his musical tribute."
• "In 1956 alone, Mr. King performed 342 one-nighters; last year, he played more than 125 gigs in nine countries."