What part of speech is sleeper?

Sleeper can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sleeper is a noun, singular of sleepers.

Inflections

Noun

What does sleeper mean?

Definitions

Noun

sleeper - a rester who is sleeping
sleeper - 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
sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
sleeper - tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
sleeper - a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
sleeper - pajamas with feet; worn by children
sleeper - an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
sleeper - a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
sleeper - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

Examples of sleeper

#   Sentence  
1. noun That movie was the sleeper of the summer.
2. noun The winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it.
3. noun The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
4. noun I'm a light sleeper.
5. noun As one grows old, one becomes a light sleeper.
6. noun Tom is a very sound sleeper.
7. noun It was a sleeper hit.
8. noun I'm a late sleeper.
9. noun When the thunderstorm moved in, Grandma laid down her fork with the words: "God lets the sleeper sleep, and punishes the glutton."
10. noun I'm a very light sleeper.
11. noun I'm a heavy sleeper.
12. noun Jade pillows were believed to transfer the energy of the stone to the brain of the sleeper.
13. noun Tom is a heavy sleeper.
14. noun Tom's a heavy sleeper and didn't hear the intruder smash the lounge room window.
15. noun I'm a sound sleeper.
Sentence  
noun
That movie was the sleeper of the summer.
The winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it.
The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
I'm a light sleeper.
As one grows old, one becomes a light sleeper.
Tom is a very sound sleeper.
It was a sleeper hit.
I'm a late sleeper.
When the thunderstorm moved in, Grandma laid down her fork with the words: "God lets the sleeper sleep, and punishes the glutton."
I'm a very light sleeper.
I'm a heavy sleeper.
Jade pillows were believed to transfer the energy of the stone to the brain of the sleeper.
Tom is a heavy sleeper.
Tom's a heavy sleeper and didn't hear the intruder smash the lounge room window.
I'm a sound sleeper.

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