"sleeptalker" meaning in All languages combined

See sleeptalker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleeptalker.wav Forms: sleeptalkers [plural]
Etymology: From sleep + talker or sleeptalk + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sleep|talker}} sleep + talker, {{af|en|sleeptalk|-er|id2=agent noun}} sleeptalk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeptalker (plural sleeptalkers)
  1. A person who talks unconsciously in their sleep. Categories (topical): People, Sleep Synonyms: somniloquist

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