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sleeper

[slee-per] / ˈsli pər /


NOUN
late bloomer
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I was nine when I first rode an Indian sleeper train.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m a lousy sleeper and had a tight deadline looming at the end of the ride.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Restore 3 is a sleeper’s Swiss Army knife, with a variety of white noise and other ambient sounds, along with gentle lighting to ease you into—and out of—your bed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite their defeat in Syria in March 2019, the militant group’s sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks in both Syria and Iraq where they once declared a “caliphate.”

From Seattle Times

Other cars in the train are filled with two- and four-bed sleeper cabins, most occupied by Zelenskyy’s traveling advisers, security detail and railway staff.

From Seattle Times