SOMNAMBULIST


Meaning of SOMNAMBULIST in English

/ sɒmˈnæmbjəlɪst; NAmE sɑːm-/ noun

( formal ) = sleepwalker

►  som·nam·bu·lism / -lɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French somnambulisme , from Latin somnus sleep + ambulare to walk + -ist .

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