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Definitions for Sleeper

[1] a person or thing that sleeps.
[2] a heavy horizontal timber for distributing loads.
[3] Building Trades . any long wooden, metal, or stone piece lying horizontally as a sill or footing. any of a number of wooden pieces, laid upon the ground or upon masonry or concrete, to which floorboards are nailed.
[4] a sleeping car.
[5] Informal . something or someone that becomes unexpectedly successful or important after a period of being unnoticed, ignored, or considered unpromising or a failure: The play was the sleeper of the season.
[6] merchandise that is not quickly sold because its value is not immediately recognized.
[7] Often sleepers. one-piece or two-piece pajamas with feet, especially for children.
[8] bunting3.
[9] a sofa, chair, or other piece of furniture that is designed to open up or unfold into a bed; convertible.
[10] 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.
[11] any of several gobioid fishes of the family Eleotridae, of tropical seas, most species of which have the habit of resting quietly on the bottom.
[12] Slang . a spy; mole.
[13] Slang . a juvenile delinquent sentenced to serve more than nine months.
[14] Bowling . a pin that is hidden from view by another pin.
[15] Chiefly British . a timber or beam laid in a railroad track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails; tie.
[16] a person, animal, or thing that sleeps
[17] a railway sleeping car or compartment
[18] British one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track US and Canadian equivalent: tie
[19] a heavy timber beam, esp one that is laid horizontally on the ground
[20] mainly British a small plain gold circle worn in a pierced ear lobe to prevent the hole from closing up
[21] a wrestling hold in which a wrestler presses the sides of his opponent's neck, causing him to pass out
[22] US an unbranded calf
[23] Also called: sleeper goby any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker
[24] informal a person or thing that achieves unexpected success after an initial period of obscurity
[25] a spy planted in advance for future use, but not currently active

Words related to Sleeper

lingerie, pajamas, detective, investigator, agent, informer, mole, operative, also-ran, underdog, negligee, nightdress, nightshirt, nightie, nightwear, jammies, loungewear, lookout, sleuth

Words nearby Sleeper

sleep-induced apnea, sleep-out, sleep-terror disorder, sleep-wake cycle, sleepcoat, sleeper, sleeper seat, sleeper terrorist, sleeping, sleeping bag, sleeping beauty

Origin of Sleeper

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at sleep, -er1

Synonyms for Sleeper

lingerie, pajamas, negligee, nightdress, nightie, nightshirt, PJs, bedgown, nightrobe