somnambulist

[ som-nam-byuh-list, suhm- ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. 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

1
First recorded in 1780–90; somn- + Latin ambul- (see amble ) + -ist

Other 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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