I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun
also one-night·er ˈwənˈnīd.ə(r)
( plural one-night stands also one-nighters )
1. : a performance (as of a play, concert) given and designed to be given (as by a traveling group of actors, musicians) only once in separate localities : a single night's performance
the television show was considerably more wearing for him than one-night stands — Harold Brown
2.
a. : a locality (as a city, town) used for one-night stands
these cities became one-night stands for road companies — American Guide Series: New York
b. : a stopover for a one-night stand
making one-night stands all over the Midwest — R.J.Donovan
II. noun
: a sexual encounter limited to a single occasion ; also : a partner in such an encounter