sleeper
noun
Origin of sleeper
Related Words for sleeper
lingerie, pajamas, detective, investigator, agent, informer, mole, operative, also-ran, underdog, negligee, nightdress, nightshirt, nightie, nightwear, jammies, loungewear, lookout, sleuthExamples from the Web for sleeper
Contemporary Examples of sleeper
Hollywood might possibly fear North Korean sleeper cells capable of blowing up theaters that screen anti-Nork films.
But faced with a sleeper hit, HBO shockingly did not quite feel the same way.
Sam Brownback—The Kansas Governor might be the sleeper in this race to crazy.
One night late that summer they put him aboard the sleeper for Winnipeg, and when he got off he asked for the Marlborough Hotel.
For a presidential race, McCrary says Georgia will probably look like a true swing state in 2020 and could be a sleeper in 2016.
Historical Examples of sleeper
So keen the blade, so soft the touch, the sleeper did not wake!
The sounding thumps of his hoofs on the ground awoke the sleeper.
Johnny BearE. T. Seton
She had not withdrawn her hand, when the sleeper opened her eyes and started.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
As Joe said this he stared down at the sleeper, a curious tensity in his eyes.
The HarborErnest Poole
While he was thus engaged, the sleeper, without any starting or turning round, awoke.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens