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sleeper
('sl/i/p/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a rester who is sleeping(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    slumberer
    source: wordnet30
  • a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • an unexpected achiever of success(noun.person)
    Example:
    The winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it.
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
    source: wordnet30
  • a passenger car that has berths for sleeping(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • pajamas with feet; worn by children(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    sleeper goby
    source: wordnet30
  • an unexpected hit(noun.act)
    Example:
    That movie was the sleeper of the summer.
    source: wordnet30
  • One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Something lying in a reclining posture or position.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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