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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae. Also "sleeper goby."
  • An automobile which, not too quick out of the factory has been internally modified to wretched excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race.
  • A railroad sleeping car.
  • A saboteur or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
  • A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
  • A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers its whole body, including their feet.
  • British A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together railway lines.
  • Someone who sleeps.
  • Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.

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