"daysleeper" meaning in All languages combined

See daysleeper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: daysleepers [plural]
Etymology: day + sleeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|day|sleeper}} day + sleeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} daysleeper (plural daysleepers)
  1. One who sleeps during the daytime. Categories (topical): People, Sleep

Inflected forms

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