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  Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
     1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
        person.
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     2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
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     4. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
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     5. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris
            dormatrix).
        (b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
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  Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as
     adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.]
     Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
     Specifically: 
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     (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near
         the level of the ground, for the support of some
         superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the
         rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
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     (b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid
         directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
         ground story. [U.S.]
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     (c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to
         the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
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     (d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
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  Tetard \Te*tard"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     A gobioid fish ({Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United
     States; -- called also sleeper.
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  Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
     1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
        person.
  
     2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
  
     5. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris
            dormatrix).
        (b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

  Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as
     adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.]
     Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
     Specifically:
     (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near
         the level of the ground, for the support of some
         superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the
         rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
     (b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid
         directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
         ground story. [U.S.]
     (c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to
         the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
     (d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

  Tetard \Te*tard"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     A gobioid fish ({Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United
     States; -- called also sleeper.

  sleeper
       n 1: a rester who is sleeping [syn: slumberer]
       2: 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
       3: an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true
          sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
       4: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway
          track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: tie,
           railroad tie, crosstie]
       5: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: sleeping
          car, wagon-lit]
       6: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
       7: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the
          bottom in shallow water [syn: sleeper goby]
       8: an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the
          summer"

  sleeper
     n.
     1 Someone who sleeps.
     2 That which lies dormant, as a law.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.
     n.
     (lb en rail transport British) A railroad tie.

  Sleeper
     n.
     (surname: en).

  sleeper
     n.
     1 Someone who sleeps.
     2 That which lies dormant, as a law.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.
     n.
     (lb en rail transport British) A railroad tie.

  Sleeper
     n.
     (surname: en).

  sleeper
     n.
     1 Someone who sleeps.
     2 That which lies dormant, as a law.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.
     n.
     (lb en rail transport British) A railroad tie.

  Sleeper
     n.
     (surname: en).

  sleeper
     n.
     1 Someone who sleeps.
     2 That which lies dormant, as a law.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.
     n.
     (lb en rail transport British) A railroad tie.

  Sleeper
     n.
     (surname: en).

  sleeper
     Englanti n.
     1 nukkuja
     2 makuuvaunu
     3 (yhteys BrE k=en) ratapölkky
     4 (yhteys slangi k=en) viritetty mutta huomaamattoman/tavallisen
  näköinen auto

  sleeper
     Engelska n.
     1 sovare
     2 (tagg brittisk engelska järnväg språk=en) sliper
     3 en väntande agent, terrorist eller dylikt

  Sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  النائم

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  1. спящ човек
  someone who sleeps
  2. траверса
  structural timber in a floor perpendicular to the joists and floorboards

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
   [žel] pražec

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  lůžkový vůz

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  lůžko (v lůžkovém voze)
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  spáč

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  věc, která se stala úspěšná až po čase (This movie is a sleeper.)
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  pražec ([žel.])
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Langschwelle , Holm  [constr.]
     Synonyms: capping piece, string piece
  
   see: capping pieces, string pieces, sleepers
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Mauerschwelle , Mauersohle  [constr.]
     Synonyms: sole plate, wall plate
  
   see: sole plates, wall plates, sleepers
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Schläfer , Schläferin 
           Note: schlafende Person
   see: sleepers
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Schläfer  [pol.]
           Note: Agent, Terrorist
     Synonyms: sleeper agent, sleeper terrorist
  
   see: sleeper agents, sleeper terrorists, sleepers
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Schlafmittel , Schlaftablette  [pharm.]
     Synonyms: sleeping pill, sleeping tablet
  
   see: sleeping pills, sleeping tablets, sleepers
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Schlafwagen  [transp.]
           Note: Bahn
     Synonyms: sleeping carriage, sleeping coach, sleeping car, Pullman car
  
   see: sleeping carriages, sleeping coaches, sleeping cars, Pullman cars, sleepers
  
           Note: railway

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
   [Am.] Spätstarter 
           Note: Film, Buch

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  Schlafwagen 
   see: sleeper train
  

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  
  κοιμώμενος άνθρωπος

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  1. rohmutokko
  freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae
  2. nukkuva agentti
  saboteur or terrorist waiting to be activated
  3. nukkuja
  someone who sleeps
  4. harjoituskorvarengas
  starter earring
  5. kuollut kirjain
  that which lies dormant, as a law
  6. unihaalari
  type of pajamas that covers the whole body

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  dremljivac, kola za spava, nosač, pospanac, prag, spavaća kola, spavač

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  1. párnafa
  2. ászokfa
  3. hálókocsi
  4. rugdalózó
  5. alvó
  6. talpfa

  sleeper /ˈsli:pə/ 
   1.  miejsce sypialne
   2.  pociąg z miejscami sypialnymi
   3.  [BR]  podkład kolejowy, podkład
   4.  be a (light) sleeper (be V: :a (:light) :sleeper)
   - lekko spać, spać

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/ 
  sovare
  someone who sleeps

  sleeper /slˈiːpə/
  1. uyuyan kimse
  2. kış uykusuna yatan hayvan
  3. yataklı vagon
  4. demiryolu traversi
  5. (A.B.D.), (argo) beklenmedik bir başarı kazanan filim veya kitap.

  
/ˈsɫipɝ/

  128 Moby Thesaurus words for "sleeper":
     Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill,
     M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Pullman, Pullman car,
     Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol,
     amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anodyne, baggage car, barb,
     barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel,
     blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, boxcar, caboose, calmative,
     car, carriage, chair car, chloral hydrate, coach, coal car,
     codeine, codeine cough syrup, covered waggon, day coach,
     depressant, depressor, diner, dinghy, dining car, dolly, downer,
     drawing room, flat, flatcar, gondola, goofball, hard stuff, heroin,
     hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, lie-abed,
     liquor, local, lotus, luggage van, mail car, mail van, meperidine,
     methadone, morphia, morphine, narcotic, opiate, opium, pacifier,
     pain killer, palace car, paregoric, parlor car, passenger car,
     pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart,
     quietener, railway car, rainbow, red, reefer, refrigerator car,
     roomette, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-inducer,
     sleeping beauty, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleepwalker,
     sleepyhead, slugabed, smack, smoker, smoking car,
     sodium thiopental, somnambulist, somnifacient, somniloquist,
     soother, soothing syrup, soporific, stockcar, tank, tar, tender,
     tranquilizer, truck, turps, van, waggon, white stuff, yellow,
     yellow jacket
  
  

  n.睡眠者; (铁路)枕木

     n. 睡眠者,枕木,卧铺;
     n. [美俚]安眠药,镇静剂