as in slumberer
one who sleeps she's a light sleeper and usually wakes up when I get in late

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Recent Examples of sleeper The first film ignited to $30 million domestically and $45 million globally and became a sleeper hit for Universal and Blumhouse, ultimately earning $180 million against a $12 million budget. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 July 2025 Keep scrolling to see our best mattresses for side sleepers, stomach sleepers, back sleepers, combination sleepers, back pain, heavy sleepers and couples. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025 For example,side sleepers tested pillows advertised as supportive to keep the neck and spine aligned, hot sleepers tested cooling pillows, and plush-preferring sleepers tried pillows made of materials like latex or down. Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2025 Part two, on second-round prospects and sleepers, will publish Friday. 1. Cj Moore, New York Times, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleeper

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“Sleeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeper. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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