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I'm a light sleeper, but so long as I'm wearing earplugs, I sleep well.
Britt Ekland

Meaning of "sleeper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPER

sleeper  [ˈsliːpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleeper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLEEPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sleeper in the English dictionary

The first definition of sleeper in the dictionary is a person, animal, or thing that sleeps. Other definition of sleeper is a railway sleeping car or compartment. Sleeper is also one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track US and Canadian equivalent: tie.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEEPER


Arequipa
ˌærɪˈkiːpə
bleeper
ˈbliːpə
creeper
ˈkriːpə
doorkeeper
ˈdɔːˌkiːpə
gatekeeper
ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə
goalkeeper
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpə
housekeeper
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə
keeper
ˈkiːpə
leaper
ˈliːpə
lipa
ˈliːpə
minesweeper
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpə
pipa
ˈpiːpə
reaper
ˈriːpə
shopkeeper
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə
steeper
ˈstiːpə
sweeper
ˈswiːpə
tepa
ˈtiːpə
timekeeper
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə
weeper
ˈwiːpə
zookeeper
ˈzuːˌkiːpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPER

sleep like a top
sleep movement
sleep off
sleep on it
sleep out
sleep rough
sleep through
sleep tight
sleep with
sleep-learning
sleeper goby
sleeper terrorist
sleepier
sleepiest
sleepily
sleepiness
sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping area
sleeping bag

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPER

barkeeper
beeper
book-keeper
carpet-sweeper
cheeper
chimney sweeper
Culpeper
Freeper
gamekeeper
green keeper
greenskeeper
groundskeeper
innkeeper
lighthouse keeper
peacekeeper
peeper
road sweeper
rough sleeper
storekeeper
street sweeper
Virginia creeper

Synonyms and antonyms of sleeper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sleeper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPER

Find out the translation of sleeper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sleeper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleeper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 睡眠者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

durmiente
570 millions of speakers

English

sleeper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्लीपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نائمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спальное место
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dormente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদ্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dormeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schläfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

「眠りが浅い人」「眠りが深い人」などの表現で用いる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 잠자는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sleeper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hay ngu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்தமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लीपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uykucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chi dorme
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sypialna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спальне місце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

loc de dormit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρεβάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sovhytt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sleeper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleeper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPER»

The term «sleeper» is very widely used and occupies the 17.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sleeper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sleeper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleeper

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7 QUOTES WITH «SLEEPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sleeper.
1
Lily Donaldson
I would love to be a sleeper, but I'm not. I'm usually up pretty early, even if I've been out the night before.
2
Britt Ekland
I'm a light sleeper, but so long as I'm wearing earplugs, I sleep well.
3
Frank Herbert
Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
4
Tony Kushner
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.
5
Meghan O'Rourke
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.
6
Lauren Oliver
I love to sleep. I'm an excellent, excellent sleeper.
7
Jessamyn West
A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPER»

Discover the use of sleeper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleeper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dream Sleeper: A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby ...
Dream Team's new way to a good night's sleep for babies and parents With a simple and easy-to-follow plan for today's fast-moving (and often sleep-deprived) parents, this book offers a new, modern approach to teaching babies how to sleep ...
Conner Herman, Kira Ryan, 2012
2
Sleeper
Riehl exploded on the scene with his hit debut, Quantico Rules, but in Sleeper he takes Puller Monk, the most fascinatingly flawed espionage figure in years, to the next level and readers on a ride unlike any they've experience before.
Gene Riehl, 2007
3
Sleeper Cell
Biodefense, the nation's top-secret agency against bioterrorism, must race against time to stop a nanotechnological plague that has been unleashed on the unsuspecting population by a sleeper cell within the United States.
Jeffrey Anderson, Jeffrey Scott Anderson, 2005
4
White Sleeper
When Arkansas experiences a wave of rare fatal diseases, the CDC sends disgraced doctor Dave Richards to investigate, and he knows this is the case that could save his career.
David Fett, Stephen Langford, 2011
5
Sleeper
When an indestructible beast that has been in a cryogenic freeze for years is awakened, it unleashes a campaign of terror within the walls of the Pentagon, determined to satisfy it's unquenchable thirst for human flesh. Original.
Steven Harriman, 2003
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Sleeper Code
Just when he has met a beautiful girl and his outlook is improving, sixteen-year-old narcoleptic Tom Lovett begins to suspect that his dreams and hallucinations of killing people may be something more real and terrifying.
Tom Sniegoski, 2007
7
Sleeper Car
This small collection of short stories features gambling robots, a thrilling space mission, a whimsical train ride and a coterie of generous sky gnomes.
Theo Ellsworth, 2009
8
The Sleeper: A Novel
Kurt Kurtovic wanted nothing more than to be left in peace, to make a life with his wife and child in Westfield, Kansas.
Christopher Dickey, 2004
9
Sleeper
When a prominent Toronto lawyer is murdered on a foggy night in Bannerman Park, the entire city of St. John's is shaken.
Nick Wilkshire, 2004
10
The Sleeper
The old orphanage on the outskirts of Ravens Pass? It's full of aliens ready to take over the planet.
Erika Wittekind, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleeper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tales Of The Grim Sleeper
HBO's documentary programming has always been strong, but it's rarely been as culturally relevant as it is right now. After The Jinx and Going Clear—and with ... «A.V. Club Austin, Apr 15»
2
Boy hospitalised playing 'sleeper' where children's mouths are held …
We have received reports of a new craze called 'Sleeper' This involves children completely covering the mouth and noses of younger children until they ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
3
France tracking 100s in possible terror sleeper cells
PARIS - France is tracking hundreds of people believed to belong to possible sleeper cells for terror organizations like al Qaeda or the Islamic State of Iraq and ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
4
'Grim Sleeper' case: Judge sets start date for trial
... sets start date for trial. 'Grim Sleeper' case: Judge sets start date for trial. A judge on Friday set a June 30 start date for the so-called 'Grim Sleeper' murder trial. «KABC-TV, Feb 15»
5
AP Interview: Iraq 'sleeper cells' fight Islamic State group
Sleeper cells” made up of former Iraqi police officers and soldiers are tipping off authorities to Islamic State group positions in the northern city of Mosul, ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
6
Senator Dianne Feinstein warns against possible terror attacks on …
Senator Dianne Feinstein has gone on record saying she believes there are terrorist sleeper cells present in the US laying in wait to carry out an attack similar to ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
7
Grim Sleeper defense says DNA in some cases points to another …
Since Los Angeles police first announced that they had made an arrest in the hunt for the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer, the case involving the slayings of ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
8
End of a railway romance: Sleeper trains linking Berlin, Paris fall …
It's the sleeper train from Paris, 20 minutes late. But none of the dozen passengers who tumble out with heavy bags and rucksacks seems to mind. It's the last ... «The Globe and Mail, Dec 14»
9
Toyota's 850-HP Camry isn't just a sleeper, it'll put supercars to bed
Now, some might say it's not a 'true' sleeper because it can't driven on the road, but the Camry Sleeper is undeniably cool. Frankly, it's nice to see some ... «Digital Trends, Nov 14»
10
Serco wins franchise for Caledonian sleeper train service
Serco has been awarded the contract to run the Caledonian sleeper train service between Scotland and London. The company will take over the franchise from ... «BBC News, May 14»

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