English-Thai Dictionary

sleeper

N คน นอนหลับ  kon-non-lab

 

sleeper

N รถไฟ ตู้ นอน  รถ นอน  sleeping car rod-fai-tu-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLEEPER

n. 1. A person that sleeps; also, a drone or lazy person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law not executed. [Not in use. ]
3. AN animal that lies dormant in winter, as the bear, the marmot, etc.
4. In building, the oblique rafter that lies in a gutter,
5. In New England, a floor timber.
6. In ship-building, a thick piece of timber placed longitudinally in a ship's hold, opposite the several scarfs of the timbers, for strengthening the bows and stern-frame, particularly in the Greenland ships; or a piece of long compass-timber fayed and bolted diagonally upon the transoms.
7. In the glass trade, a large iron bar crossing the smaller ones, hindering the passage of coals, but leaving room for the ashes.
8. A platform.
9. A fish. [exocatus.]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLEEPER

SLEEPER Sleep "er, n.

 

1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

 

2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An animal that hibernates, as the bear.

 

5. (Zoöl.) (a ) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix ). (b ) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

 

SLEEPER

Sleep "er, n. Etym: [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber ), as adj. ,slippery, smooth. See Slape. ]

 

Defn: Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: -- (a ) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc. ; a stringpiece. (b ) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story. [U.S.](c ) (Naut. ) One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter. (d ) (Naut. ) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sleeper

sleep er |ˈslēpər ˈslipər | ▶noun 1 [ with adj. ] a person or animal who is asleep or who sleeps in a specified way: he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac. 2 a thing used for or connected with sleeping, in particular: • a train carrying sleeping cars. • a sleeping car, or a berth in one. • (often sleepers ) one-piece coverall pajamas for a baby or small child. • a sofa or chair that converts into a bed. 3 a movie, book, play, etc. , that achieves sudden unexpected success after initially attracting little attention, typically one that proves popular without much promotion or expenditure. • an antique whose true value goes unrecognized for some time. • (also sleeper agent ) a secret agent who remains inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position. 4 Brit. a railroad tie. 5 a stocky fish with mottled coloration that occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water. [Dormitator and other genera, family Gobiidae (or Eleotridae ): many species. ]

 

sleeper cell

sleep er cell ▶noun a secretive group of spies or terrorist agents that remain inactive within a target population until ordered to act.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sleeper

sleep ¦er |ˈsliːpə | ▶noun 1 a person or animal who is asleep or who sleeps in a specified way: he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac. 2 a thing used for or connected with sleeping, in particular: • a train carrying sleeping cars. • a sleeping car, or a berth in one. • informal a sleeping pill. • (usu. sleepers ) chiefly N. Amer. a sleepsuit for a baby or small child. • N. Amer. a sofa or chair that converts into a bed. 3 a film, book, play, etc. that eventually achieves unexpected success after initially attracting very little attention. • an antique whose true value goes unrecognized for some time. • (also sleeper agent ) a secret agent who remains inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position. 4 Brit. a ring or post worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing. 5 Brit. a wooden or concrete beam laid transversely under railway track to support it. 6 a stocky fish with mottled coloration which occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water. ●Dormitator and other genera, family Gobiidae (or Eleotridae ): many species. See also cockabully .

 

sleeper cell

sleep ¦er cell ▶noun a group of secret agents that have remained inactive for a long period.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sleeper

Slee per Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈsliːpɐ |der Sleeper; Genitiv: des Sleepers, Plural: die Sleeper englisch sleeper, zu: to sleep = schlafen 1 Liegesitz, besonders in Passagierflugzeugen 2 (für eine spätere Aufgabe ) irgendwo eingeschleuster, aber noch nicht tätiger Spion, Geheimagent o. Ä.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sleeper

sl é ep er 名詞 C 1 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗眠る人, 眠っている人 ; 寝坊 ; 冬眠動物 ▸ a heavy sleeper 良く眠れる人 ▸ a light sleeper 眠りの浅い人 .2 ｟英 ｠(鉄道の )まくら木 (｟米 ｠tie ).3 寝台列車 (のベッド ).4 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠(長い間活動しないで )不意に成功する人 [もの ] 〘出版物 劇など 〙.5 ｟米 ｠〖～s 〗子供用寝巻き 〘足首のところが締まる 〙.6 〘建 〙ころばし 根太 （ねだ ）.7 スリーパー 〘土地に同化し将来の活動に備えているスパイ 〙.8 ｟英 ｠スリーパー 〘小さいピアス [耳輪 ]〙.9 〘ボウリング 〙スリーパー 〘ほかのピンに隠れて見えないピン 〙.10 〘魚 〙スリーパー 〘カワアナゴ科の魚 〙.