Sleeper Definition

slēpər
sleepers
noun
sleepers
A person or animal that sleeps, esp. as specified.
A sound sleeper.
Webster's New World
One that sleeps.
A heavy sleeper who was not wakened by the burglar.
American Heritage
A tie supporting a railroad track.
Webster's New World

Sleeping car.

Webster's New World
A sofa or upholstered chair designed to convert easily to a bed, typically by means of a built-in foldout cot beneath its cushions.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective

Of or having to do with a sleeper.

A sleeper cell.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sleeper

Noun

Singular:
sleeper
Plural:
sleepers

Origin of Sleeper

  • Compare Norwegian sleip (“a sleeper (a timber); as adjective, slippery, smooth"). See slape.

    From Wiktionary

  • sleep +"Ž -er

    From Wiktionary

Sleeper Sentence Examples

  • It is regarded by many savage peoples as highly dangerous to arouse a sleeper suddenly, as his soul may not have time to return.

  • Epicureanism generally was content to affirm that whatever we effectively feel in consciousness is real; in which sense they allow reality to the fancies of the insane, the dreams of a sleeper, and those feelings by which we imagine the existence of beings of perfect blessedness and endless life.

  • Occasionally the joints thus formed are " supported " on a sleeper, as was the practice in the early days of railway construction, but they are generally " suspended " between two sleepers, which are set rather more closely together than at other points in the rail.

  • The mummy thus prepared was then laid on its side like a sleeper, the head supported by a head-rest, in a sarcophagus of wood or stone.

  • Just give me a nudge if you change your mind—I'm a light sleeper.

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