SLEEPER

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Definition

noun a rester who is sleeping. — synonyms: slumberer
noun a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal.
noun an unexpected achiever of success.
noun one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. — synonyms: tie, railroad_tie, crosstie
noun a passenger car that has berths for sleeping. — synonyms: sleeping_car, wagon-lit
noun pajamas with feet.
noun a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed.
noun tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water. — synonyms: sleeper_goby
noun an unexpected hit.

“I'm a light sleeper: I get woken up by the smallest of sounds.”
“We spent a night on an uncomfortable sleeper between Athens and Vienna.”
“A box-office bomb when it first came out, the film was a sleeper, becoming much more popular decades after being released.”