SLEEPER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an unexpected hit
   Usage Example(s)
   • that movie was the sleeper of the summer
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   • smasher (what does smasher mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • bang (what does bang mean?)
2. Meaning
   • tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
   Synonym(s)
   • sleeper goby (what does sleeper goby mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • percoid fish (what does percoid fish mean?)
   • percoid (what does percoid mean?)
   • percoidean (what does percoidean mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • furniture (what does furniture mean?)
   • piece of furniture (what does piece of furniture mean?)
   • article of furniture (what does article of furniture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
   Synonym(s)
   • sleeping car (what does sleeping car mean?)
   • wagon-lit (what does wagon-lit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • passenger car (what does passenger car mean?)
   • coach (what does coach mean?)
   • carriage (what does carriage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
5. Meaning
   • one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
   Synonym(s)
   • crosstie (what does crosstie mean?)
   • railroad tie (what does railroad tie mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • brace (what does brace mean?)
   • bracing (what does bracing mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a rester who is sleeping
   Synonym(s)
   • slumberer (what does slumberer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rester (what does rester mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dreamer (what does dreamer mean?)
   • Rip van Winkle (what does Rip van Winkle mean?)
   • sleeping beauty (what does sleeping beauty mean?)
   • sleepwalker (what does sleepwalker mean?)
   • somnambulist (what does somnambulist mean?)
   • noctambulist (what does noctambulist mean?)
   • snorer (what does snorer mean?)
   • somniloquist (what does somniloquist mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an unexpected achiever of success
   Usage Example(s)
   • the winner was a true sleeper–no one expected him to get it
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • achiever (what does achiever mean?)
   • winner (what does winner mean?)
   • success (what does success mean?)
   • succeeder (what does succeeder mean?)
8. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) sleeper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • undercover agent (what does undercover agent mean?)
   • saboteur (what does saboteur mean?)
   • wrecker (what does wrecker mean?)
   • diversionist (what does diversionist mean?)
   • terrorist (what does terrorist mean?)