What is the meaning of sleeper?

noun

  • A rester who is sleeping.
  • 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.
  • An unexpected achiever of success.
    • usage: "the winner was a true sleeper-no one expected him to get it"
  • One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.
    • usage: "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
  • A passenger car that has berths for sleeping.
  • Pajamas with feet; worn by children.
  • A piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed.
  • Tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water.
  • An unexpected hit.
    • usage: "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
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