sleeper, n.
(sleepers)
freq. cnt. 1
(sleepers)
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a rester who is sleeping
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
sleeper slumberer
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an unexpected hit
<noun.act>
sleeper
sample sentences
"that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
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tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
<noun.animal>
sleeper sleeper goby
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a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
<noun.artifact>
sleeper
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pajamas with feet; worn by children
<noun.artifact>
sleeper
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a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
<noun.artifact>
sleeper sleeping car wagon-lit
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one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
<noun.artifact>
crosstie railroad tie sleeper tie
sample sentences
"the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
an unexpected achiever of success
<noun.person>
sleeper
sample sentences
"the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
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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>
sleeper
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