somnambulist
[ som-nam-byuh-list, suhm- ]
noun
a person who walks around, eats, or performs other motor acts while asleep; sleepwalker: I have slept on the march like a somnambulist, and I have slept standing up like a horse.
a person who seems to act without awareness, feeling, aim, or will: Most people go through much of their lives as somnambulists, unaware of themselves and unquestioning of their environment.
Origin of somnambulist
1Other words from somnambulist
- som·nam·bu·lis·tic [som-nam-byuh-lis-tik, suhm-], /sɒmˌnæm byəˈlɪs tɪk, səm-/, adjective
- sem·i·som·nam·bu·lis·tic, adjective
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