sleeper

IPA: sɫˈipɝ

noun

  • Someone who sleeps.
  • That which lies dormant, as a law.
  • A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
  • A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
  • A railway sleeping car.
  • (martial arts, wrestling) A sleeper hold.
  • Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
  • A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.
  • A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).
  • A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
  • (slang) An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
  • (slang) A sedative.
  • (slang, gambling) A bet placed on the gambling table and then forgotten about by the gambler.
  • (science fiction) A pod or similar device containing a person in cryosleep.
  • (rail transport, Britain) A railroad tie.
  • (carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
  • (nautical) A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
  • (nautical) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.
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Examples of "sleeper" in Sentences

  • There are three sleepers in the room.
  • It is protecting the health of the sleeper.
  • They do not meet the definition of the sleeper.
  • A sleeper applies pressure to the sides of the neck.
  • The sleeper, Leon, is the main character of the game.
  • The members of the genus are commonly known as sleepers.
  • During the nightmare, the sleeper may moan and move slightly.
  • It drives away tiredness and brings sweet dreams to the sleeper.
  • Note in the baseplates and clips are used to affix the rail to the sleeper.
  • A new section is needed on the shoe that goes between the rail and the sleeper.

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