Uk English Meaning of sleeper

sleeper

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Definitions and Meaning of sleeper in English

Wordnet

sleeper (n)

a rester who is sleeping

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

an unexpected achiever of success

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

pajamas with feet; worn by children

a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed

tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

an unexpected hit

Webster

sleeper (n.)

One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

That which lies dormant, as a law.

A sleeping car.

An animal that hibernates, as the bear.

A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix).

A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

Something lying in a reclining posture or position.

One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.

One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story.

One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter.

The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

FAQs About the word sleeper

sleeper

a rester who is sleeping, a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged s

sleeper,dozer

insomniac,riser,alarm clock

sleep-charged => sleep-charged, sleep-at-noon => sleep-at-noon, sleep with => sleep with, sleep together => sleep together, sleep terror disorder => Sleep terror disorder,