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sleeper

/ sleeper /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an unexpected hit
"that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
Type of:
hit smash smasher
noun Sense 2
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
Type of:
percoid fish percoid percoidean
Has parts:
Eleotridae family Eleotridae
noun Sense 3
a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
Type of:
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture
Derived:
sleep
noun Sense 4
a rester who is sleeping
Type of:
rester
Kinds of:
dreamer Rip van Winkle sleeping beauty sleepwalker somnambulist
Derived:
sleep kip slumber log Z's catch some Z's
noun Sense 5
an unexpected achiever of success
"the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
Type of:
achiever winner success
noun Sense 6
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
Type of:
saboteur wrecker diversionist
Has parts:
sleeper nest
noun Sense 7
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Type of:
passenger car coach carriage
Derived:
sleep
noun Sense 8
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
"the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
Type of:
brace bracing
Has parts:
railroad track railroad railway
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
2
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hit smash smasher percoid fish percoid percoidean furniture piece of furniture article of furniture rester dreamer Rip van Winkle