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- Dictionarysleep·er/ˈslēpər/
noun
- 1. a person or animal who is asleep or who sleeps in a specified way: "he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac"
- 2. a train carrying sleeping cars: "a sleeper train"
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sleeper. noun. sleep· er ˈslē-pər. Synonyms of sleeper. 1. : one that sleeps. 2. : a piece of timber, stone, or steel on or near the ground to support a superstructure, keep railroad rails in place, or receive floor joists : stringpiece. 3. : sleeping car. 4. : someone or something unpromising or unnoticed that suddenly attains prominence or value.
sleeper noun (ON TRAIN) a carriage in a train with beds for passengers to sleep in, or one of the beds in this carriage, or the type of train that has these carriages: I'm travelling overnight so I've reserved a sleeper. The 11.45 to Venice is a sleeper. Michael Nosek/EyeEm/GettyImages.
A sleeper is something that succeeds when no one thought it would. That low-tech movie about shark attacks that you shot on vacation and edited in your basement? It could be a sleeper if you market it in the right way.
a sofa, chair, or other piece of furniture that is designed to open up or unfold into a bed; convertible. Also called sleep, sand. a globule that forms at the inner corner of the eye, especially during sleep, from the accumulated secretion of the glands of the eyelid.
n. 1. a person, animal, or thing that sleeps. 2. (Railways) a railway sleeping car or compartment. 3. (Railways) Brit one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track. US and Canadian equivalent: tie. 4. (Building) a heavy timber beam, esp one that is laid horizontally on the ground.
noun. 1. a person or animal that sleeps, esp. as specified. a sound sleeper. 2. a timber or beam laid horizontally, as on the ground, to support something above it. 3. Chiefly British. a tie supporting a railroad track.
Definition of sleeper noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SLEEPER definition: 1. someone who wakes up easily/does not wake up easily 2. a train or a part of a train that has…. Learn more.
sleeper meaning, definition, what is sleeper: someone who sleeps in a particular way: Learn more.
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. Similar definitions. A tie supporting a railroad track. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Sleeping car. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
