sleeper

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sleeper Definition

(n) a rester who is sleeping
(n) 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
(n) an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
(n) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
(n) a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
(n) a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
(n) tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
(n) an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

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