/ 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