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noun
  1. 1
    someone who is sleeping

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

    Sleepers and describing sleep: broken, deep, dreamless, light, lightly, noctambulism, sleeper, Sleeping Beauty, sleepyhead, somnambulist... more
  2. 2
    a train with beds for passengers to sleep in

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

    Types of train or railway system: Amtrak, boat train, bullet train, cable railway, deadhead, Eurostar, express, freight, freight train, funicular... more
    1. a.
      a railroad car that has beds in it for passengers to sleep in

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

      Parts of trains, trams and cable cars: baggage car, berth, bogie, boxcar, buffet, cab, cable car, caboose, car, carriage... more
    2. b.
      one of the beds on a train

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

      Parts of trains, trams and cable cars: baggage car, berth, bogie, boxcar, buffet, cab, cable car, caboose, car, carriage... more
  5. 5
    British a ring that you wear in your ear to prevent the hole from closing

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

    Types of jewellery: anklet, band, bangle, bracelet, brooch, cameo, choker, circlet, clip, costume jewelry... more
  6. 6

    sleepers

     American clothes for babies and children to wear to bed that cover all of their body including their feet

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sleeper*

    Clothes worn by babies and small children: bib, bootees, booties, rompers, sailor suit, sleepers, snowsuit... more

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