Sleeper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rester who is sleeping

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈiːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈiːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈiːpə/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈiːpɚ/.

Examples

the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
that movie was the sleeper of the summer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

railroad tie sleeper goby slumberer wagon-lit sleeping car crosstie tie

Parts of Speech

noun	a rester who is sleeping
noun	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	an unexpected achiever of success “the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it”
noun	one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track “the British call a railroad tie a sleeper”
noun	a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
noun	pajamas with feet; worn by children
noun	a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
noun	tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
noun	an unexpected hit “that movie was the sleeper of the summer”

Word Forms

sleep	verb	be asleep
slumber	verb	be asleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schläfer

ein Rester, der schläft

🇫🇷French

dormeur

un dormeur qui dort

🇪🇸Spanish

durmiente

un descansador que está durmiendo

🇮🇹Italian

dormiente

un riposatore che dorme

🇳🇱Dutch

slaper

een rustster die slaapt

🇵🇹Portuguese

dorminhoco

um descansador que está dormindo

🇷🇺Russian

спальное место

отдыхающий, который спит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्लीपर

एक विश्रामकर्ता जो सो रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুমন্ত

একজন বিশ্রামকারী যিনি ঘুমাচ্ছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தூங்குபவர்

தூங்கிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் ஒரு ஓய்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రించేవాడు

నిద్రిస్తున్న ఒక విశ్రాంతి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लीपर

एक विश्रामकर्ता जो झोपत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લીપર

આરામ કરનાર જે સૂઈ રહ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲಗುವವನು

ನಿದ್ರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറങ്ങുന്നവൻ

ഉറങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു വിശ്രമക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੀਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਜੋ ਸੌਂ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سونے والا

ایک آرام کرنے والا جو سو رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轨枕

正在睡觉的休息者

🇯🇵Japanese

寝台車

眠っている休息者

🇰🇷Korean

자는 사람

자고 있는 휴식자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người ngủ

một người nghỉ ngơi đang ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

คนนอนหลับ

ผู้พักฟื้นที่กำลังหลับอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidur

seorang istirahat yang sedang tidur

🇵🇭Filipino

natutulog

isang rester na natutulog

🇲🇾Malay

tidur

tukang rehat yang sedang tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائم

الراحة الذي ينام

🇮🇷Persian

خواب آور

استراحتی که خواب است

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuyan

uyuyan bir rester

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶדֶן

מנוח שישן

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The primary meaning of 'sleeper' is 'a rester who is sleeping'.

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Using 'sleeper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sleeper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sleeper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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