Sleeper
nnoun.persona rester who is sleepingSynset:slumberer
Derivationally Related Form:slumbersleep
Hypernyms:rester
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperresterpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperresterpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Rip van Winkledreamernoctambulistsleeping beautysleepwalkersnorersomnambulistsomniloquist
Full Hyponyms:dreamerrip van winklesleeping beautysleepwalkersnorersomniloquist
nnoun.persona spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signalTopic:act of terrorismterrorismterrorist act
Member Holonyms:sleeper nest
Hypernyms:diversionist saboteur wrecker spy undercover agent terrorist
Inherited Hypernyms:sleepersaboteurdestroyerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleepersaboteurdestroyerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperspysecret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperspysecret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperterroristradicalpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperterroristradicalpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personan unexpected achiever of successExamples:- the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
Hypernyms:achiever succeeder success winner
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperachieverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperachieverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactone of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway trackSynset:crosstie railroad tie tie
Examples:- the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Part Holonyms:railroad railroad track railway
Hypernyms:brace bracing
Inherited Hypernyms:tiebracestrengthenerdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:tiebracestructural membersupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta passenger car that has berths for sleepingSynset:sleeping car wagon-lit
Derivationally Related Form:sleep
Hypernyms:carriage coach passenger car
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeping carpassenger carcarwheeled vehiclecontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeping carpassenger carcarwheeled vehiclevehicleconveyanceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:drawing room roomette
nnoun.artifactpajamas with feet; worn by childrenHypernyms:jammies pajama pj's pyjama
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperpajamanightwearclothingconsumer goodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperpajamanightwearclothingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bedDerivationally Related Form:sleep
Hypernyms:article of furniture furniture piece of furniture
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperfurniturefurnishinginstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animaltropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow waterSynset:sleeper goby
Member Holonyms:Eleotridae family Eleotridae
Hypernyms:percoid percoid fish percoidean
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperpercoid fishspiny-finned fishteleost fishbony fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actan unexpected hitDomain Usage:figurefigure of speechimagetrope
Examples:- that movie was the sleeper of the summer
Hypernyms:bang hit smash smasher strike
Inherited Hypernyms:sleeperhitsuccessattainmentaccomplishmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity