"sleeper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsliːpə/ Audio: en-au-sleeper.ogg [Australia] Forms: sleeper [singular], sleepers [plural]
Etymology: sleep + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|sleep|er}} sleep + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sleeper is a person who sleeps.
    Sense id: simple-sleeper-en-noun-Q9~Wiy50
  2. A sleeper is a train that carries sleeping cars.
    Sense id: simple-sleeper-en-noun-T~HKNaWG
  3. A sleeper is someone or something that looks ordinary but has a secret function that will be used at a much later time.
    Sense id: simple-sleeper-en-noun-TiG1dEWe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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