"short-sleeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: short-sleepers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} short-sleeper (plural short-sleepers)
  1. Alternative form of short sleeper Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: short sleeper
    Sense id: en-short-sleeper-en-noun-ewcIkbt7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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