| sleeper | medical dictionary |
1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law.
3. A sleeping car.
4. <zoology> An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
5. <zoology> A large fresh water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix). A nurse shark. See Nurse.
(01 Mar 1998)
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