Plural of sleeper

regular plural

The plural of sleeper is sleepers.

Forms of sleeper

The object of these provisions is to prevent insertion of "jokers" or "sleepers" in bills and securing passage under the false color of the title.1958, Duncan Leroy Kennedy, Bill drafting, page 12
Chairman, that there are sleepers in this country and we know that they are able to manipulate at will behind the scenes.1969, United States Congress, Departments of Treasury and Post Office and Executive Office Appropriations for 1970: Hearings, (91st...
For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers.2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica. From the entry incompatible
The sleeper squarer manufactured by Permaquip is used to push sleepers back into their correct alignment, using hydraulic rams.2026 July 8, “RAIL Live 2026 exhibits”, in RAIL, number 1065, page 54. From the entry squarer
But as it wasn't clear, they walked on the sleepers, each carrying a 70lb lifting screw on his shoulder.2022 August 10, Dr Mike Esbester, “New understandings from old incidents”, in RAIL, number 963, page 58. From the entry cess

noun Someone who sleeps.
noun That which lies dormant, as a law.
noun A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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