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sleeper

[slee-per] / ˈsli pər /


NOUN
late bloomer
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"This suggests that dreaming may reshape how brain activity is interpreted by the sleeper: the more immersive the dream, the deeper the sleep feels."

From Science Daily

Teo was a good sleeper and she enjoyed the days spent caring for her baby son while on maternity leave.

From BBC

Still, federal authorities warned local law enforcement that they had detected a new broadcast of a likely encoded sequence that could be “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets” potentially on U.S. soil.

From Los Angeles Times

These alarm clocks have novel ways to rouse deep sleepers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.

From The Wall Street Journal