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UK
/slˈiːpɐ/
]
[ US /ˈsɫipɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫipɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
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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 -
an unexpected hit
that movie was the sleeper of the summer - tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
- a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
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an unexpected achiever of success
the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it - a rester who is sleeping
- pajamas with feet; worn by children
- 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
How To Use sleeper In A Sentence
- On the moor, we crossed becks bridged by railway sleepers and bulging with pondweed and we met a couple of cyclists.
- Flanagan and McCulloch were co-writers on the television series 'Sleepers'.
- 10 Teams traveled solely by train - for instance in sleepers overnight from New York to Chicago.
- I'm normally a light sleeper, so it was a surprise that the husband was the first to notice this.
- Do I have to get a sleeper sofa, or does anyone still make Murphy beds?
- But for Red Line's money, the true definition of a sleeper is a guy who won't get selected that high but has a chance to develop into one of the better players at his position in the draft. Scouting the draft's top defensemen
- Her response was immediate, she said: “I would like to train volunteer workers to go as outreach workers to help the needy - rough sleepers who are in the outlaying areas and who are too frightened to come into town to the soup kitchens for help”. Archive 2009-09-01
- Discovery Cabin biscuits were the standard dish for breakfast, and when it was ready a sustained cry of 'hoosh' brought the sleepers from their bags, wiping reindeer hairs from their eyes. The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913
- Al-Marri was an honest-to-goodness Al Qaeda sleeper agent masquerading as an exchange student. David Rittgers: Domestic Military Detention Isn't Necessary
- The time was just before daybreak, an hour when the uneasiness of the air affected trees and animals, and made even men-sleepers turn over sighingly. Seven Pillars of Wisdom