sleeper
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pər noun
1.
a person or thing that sleeps.
2.
a heavy horizontal timber for distributing loads.
3.
Building Trades.
a.
any long wooden, metal, or stone piece lying horizontally as a sill or footing.
b.
any of a number of wooden pieces, laid upon the ground or upon masonry or concrete, to which floorboards are nailed.
4.
a sleeping car.
5.
Informal. something or someone that becomes unexpectedly successful or important after a period of being unnoticed, ignored, or considered unpromising or a failure: The play was the sleeper of the season.
6.
merchandise that is not quickly sold because its value is not immediately recognized.
7.
Often, sleepers. one-piece or two-piece pajamas with feet, especially for children.
8.
bunting3.
9.
a sofa, chair, or other piece of furniture that is designed to open up or unfold into a bed; convertible.
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11.
any of several gobioid fishes of the family Eleotridae, of tropical seas, most species of which have the habit of resting quietly on the bottom.
12.
Slang. a spy; mole.
13.
Slang. a juvenile delinquent sentenced to serve more than nine months.
14.
Bowling. a pin that is hidden from view by another pin.
15.
Chiefly British. a timber or beam laid in a railroad track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails; tie.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person, animal, or thing that sleeps |
| 2. | a railway sleeping car or compartment |
| 3. | (Brit) US and Canadian equivalent: tie one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track |
| 4. | a heavy timber beam, esp one that is laid horizontally on the ground |
| 5. | chiefly (Brit) a small plain gold circle worn in a pierced ear lobe to prevent the hole from closing up |
| 6. | a wrestling hold in which a wrestler presses the sides of his opponent's neck, causing him to pass out |
| 7. | (US) an unbranded calf |
| 8. | Also called: sleeper goby any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker |
| 9. | informal a person or thing that achieves unexpected success after an initial period of obscurity |
| 10. | a spy planted in advance for future use, but not currently active |
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Word Origin & History
sleeper
early 13c., "one who sleeps, one who is inclined to sleep much," agent noun of sleep (v.). Meaning "railroad sleeping car" is from 1875. Sense of "something whose importance proves to be greater than expected" first attested 1892, originally in Amer.Eng,. sports jargon, probably
from earlier gambling slang (1856) sense of "unexpected winning card." Meaning "spy, enemy agent, etc. who remains undercover for a long time before attempting his purpose" first attested 1955, originally in ref. to communist agents in the West.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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sleeper
any of the marine and freshwater fishes of the family Eleotridae of the suborder Gobioidei (order Perciformes). Sleepers, found in warm and tropical regions, are so named because most species habitually lie quietly on the bottom. They are elongated fishes with two dorsal fins and are distinguished from most other gobies in having their pelvic fins separate, rather than joined to form a weak, rounded suction cup
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Example sentences
If you want to reserve a sleeper car, do so well in advance of your travel dates, as these accommodations can sell out quickly.
She tried every other sleeper, but could not break the charmed sleep.
Consequently, the movement of the superstructure is transferred to the ends of the approach slab that sits on a sleeper slab.
He went from a sleeper pick for the nomination, to a wise-guy's best bet, to a flop.
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