"slumberer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slumberers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English slombere, slomerer, slummerare, equivalent to slumber + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slombere}} Middle English slombere, {{suf|en|slumber|-er|id2=agent noun}} slumber + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slumberer (plural slumberers)
  1. One who slumbers; a sleeper.

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