SLEEPER


Meaning of SLEEPER in English

/ ˈsliːpə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

(used with an adjective) a person who sleeps in a particular way :

a heavy / light / sound sleeper

2.

a person who is asleep :

Only the snores of the sleepers broke the silence of the house.

3.

a night train with beds for passengers on it :

the London–Edinburgh sleeper

4.

= sleeping car

5.

( BrE ) ( NAmE tie ) one of the heavy pieces of wood or concrete on which the rails on a railway / railroad track are laid

6.

( informal , especially NAmE ) a film / movie, play or book that for a long time is not very successful and then is suddenly a success

7.

( BrE ) a ring or piece of metal that you wear in an ear that has been pierced (= had a hole made in it) to keep the hole from closing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.