sleeper

[SleepĀ·er]

A sleeper is something that succeeds when no one thought it would. That low tech movie about shark attacks that you shot on vacation and edited in your basement? It could be a sleeper if you market it in the right way.

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One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

Noun
an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

Noun
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

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a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed

Noun
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

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one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

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Noun
a rester who is sleeping

Noun
an unexpected achiever of success; "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


n.
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

n.
That which lies dormant, as a law.

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A sleeping car.

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An animal that hibernates, as the bear.

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A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix).

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A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

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Something lying in a reclining posture or position.

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One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.

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One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story.

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One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter.

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The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.


Sleeper

Sleep"er , n. 1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person. 2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] Bacon. 3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.] 4. (Zo'94l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear. 5. (Zo'94l.) (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix). (b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

Sleeper

Sleep"er, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.] Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: -- (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece. (b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story. [U.S.] (c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter. (d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

Something lying in a reclining posture or position.

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Usage Examples

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

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Other Usage Examples

Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. It's like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes.

I feel there's a power in theatre, but it's an indirect power. It's like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you can't afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about.

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