 sleeper |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a rester who is sleeping | |
| Synonyms: | slumberer | |
| Related terms: | person rester sleepwalker dreamer sleeping_beauty Rip_van_Winkle somniloquist snorer sleep | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (housing,transportation) a passenger car that has berths for sleeping | |
| Synonyms: | wagon-lit sleeping_car | |
| Related terms: | passenger_car drawing_room roomette sleep | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed | |
| Related terms: | furniture sleep | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an unexpected achiever of success | |
| Examples: | "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it" |
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| Related terms: | achiever | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military,politics) 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 | |
| Related terms: | spy terrorist saboteur sleeper_nest | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an unexpected hit | |
| Examples: | "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
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| Related terms: | hit | |
| 7. | [ noun ] one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track | |
| Synonyms: | railroad_tie crosstie tie | |
| Examples: | "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" |
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| Related terms: | brace railroad_track | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9631 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water | |
| Synonyms: | sleeper_goby | |
| Related terms: | percoid_fish Eleotridae | |
| Similar spelling: |
sleepers slipper slapper slippery slippered Slover sliver Slifer slaver slobber slivery slavery slabber |
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