A sleeper is a person who is
sleep
Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a de ...
ing.
Sleeper may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Characters
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Sleeper (Marvel Comics), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics
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The Sleeper (Wild Cards), a character in the Wild Cards science fiction series who periodically hibernates, awakening each time in a new body
Films
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''Sleepers'' (film), a 1996 film based on the novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra
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''Sleeper'' (1973 film), a Woody Allen film
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''Sleeper'' (2005 film), an Austrian/German film
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''Sleeper'' (2012 film), an action/thriller film starring Scott "Raven" Levy and Bruce Hopkins
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''The Sleeper'' (2000 film), a British television crime drama film
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''The Sleeper'' (2012 film), an American horror film
Television
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''Sleepers'' (TV series), a 1991 British comedy-drama series
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''The Sleepers'' (TV series), a 2019 Czech drama series
* ', a 2017–2018 Russian miniseries
* Sleepers, extraterrestrials in the American TV series ''
The Event
''The Event'' (stylized as THE EVƎNT) is an American television series containing elements of science fiction, action/adventure and political allegory. It was created by Nick Wauters and aired on NBC from September 20, 2010 to May 23, 2011. ...
''
* "
Sleeper (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''
Episodes
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"Sleeper" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), 2002
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"Sleeper" (''Modern Family''), 2014
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"Sleeper" (''Roseanne''), 1994
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"Sleeper" (''Smallville''), 2008
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"Sleeper" (''Torchwood''), 2008
* "Sleeper", an episode of ''
The New Avengers''
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"Sleepers" (''Sanctuary''), 2009
Literature
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''Sleeper'' (comics), published by WildStorm/DC Comics
* ''Sleepers'', a 1995 novel by
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Lorenzo Carcaterra (born October 16, 1954) is an American writer of Italian descent. Hell’s Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, ''Sleepers'', which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined ''True/Slan ...
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"The Sleeper" (poem), a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Sleepers", a poem by Walt Whitman
Music
Groups
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Sleeper (band), a Britpop band in the 1990s
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The Sleepers (Chicago band), an American rock band formed in 2002
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The Sleepers (San Francisco band), a punk/post-punk band active from 1978 until 1981
Albums
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''Sleeper'' (Everyday Sunday album)
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''Sleeper'' (Godstar album), 1993
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''Sleeper'' (Keith Jarrett album), 2012
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''Sleeper'' (Tribe album), 1993
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''Sleeper'' (Ty Segall album), 2013
* ''The Sleeper'', a 2003
Blue Orchids
Blue Orchids are an English post-punk band formed in Manchester in 1979, when Martin Bramah left the Fall, after playing on the band's debut album '' Live at the Witch Trials''.
Christened by Salford-based punk poet John Cooper Clarke the b ...
album
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''The Sleeper'' ( album), an album by The Leisure Society
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''Sleepers'' (album), a solo album from rapper Big Pooh
Songs
* "Sleeper", by 10 Years from ''
Minus the Machine
Minus the Machine is the sixth studio album by American alternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not norma ...
'', 2012
* "Sleeper", by Erra from ''
Drift'', 2016
Other
* ''
Le Sommeil
''Le Sommeil'' (translated in English variously as ''The Sleepers'' and ''Sleep'') is an eroticDorothy M. KosinskiGustave Courbet's ''The Sleepers.'' The Lesbian Image in Nineteenth Century French Art and Literature Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 9, N ...
'' (''The Sleepers''), an 1866 painting by Gustave Courbet
* "The sleeper", a
yo-yo
A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy with proof of existence since 500 BCE. The yo-yo was also called a bandalore in ...
trick
Biology
* Sleepers or sleeper gobies, the common names for fish belonging to the family
Eleotridae
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Freshwater sleeper
Freshwater sleepers are a small family, the Odontobutidae, of gobiiform fishes native to freshwater rivers flowing into the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The family consists of about 22 species in six genera.
Genera
The f ...
, family of fish
* Sleeper cichlid, perch-like member of the genus ''
Nimbochromis''
Construction
* Sleeper, a strong internal
beam in construction and shipbuilding
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Sleeper dike
A sleeper dike (in Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvan ...
, a low inland dike, made obsolete by a newer dike closer to shore
Fashion
* Sleeper or
Babygrow, a one-piece, often footed sleeping garment for babies and toddlers
* Sleeper
earring, originally designed to be worn while sleeping to keep the hole in a pierced ear open
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Sleeper (brand), a Ukrainian fashion brand of multifunctional apparel founded in 2014 by Kate Zubarieva and Asya Varetsa
Transportation
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Sleeper (car), an automobile that has been modified to improve its performance without changing its outward appearance; the British term for this is Q-car
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Sleeper bus
A sleeper is a person who is sleeping.
Sleeper may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Sleeper (Marvel Comics), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics
* The Sleeper (Wild Cards), a character in the Wild Ca ...
, designed to carry fewer passengers in greater comfort
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Truck sleeper
A truck sleeper or sleeper cab is a compartment attached behind the cabin of a tractor unit used for rest or sleeping.
Origin
The word "sleeper" references a sleeper car which is a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling ...
, a sleeping compartment behind the cab of a tractor unit
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Sleeping car, a railway passenger car with beds
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Railway sleeper
A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper ( Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties trans ...
, a railroad tie
Other uses
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The Sleepers (New Hampshire), a pair of mountain peaks in the United States
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Sleeper agent, a secret agent or similar operative left long inactive
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Sleeper hit
In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit is a film, television series, music release, video game, or some other entertainment product that was initially unsuccessful on release but became a success later on. A sleeper hit may have little prom ...
, a work that obtains unexpected recognition or success
* Sleeper, a
sleeping partner in business
* Sleeper hold, a
rear naked choke
The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jujutsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keiko ...
hold used in professional wrestling
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Sofa bed
A sofa bed or sofa-bed (in the US often called a sofabed, hide-a-bed, bed-couch, sleeper-sofa, or pullout sofa) is a multifunctional furniture typically consisting of a sofa or couch that, underneath its seating cushions, hides a metal frame and ...
, also known as a sleeper sofa
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Bedside sleeper, a baby crib that attaches to the parents' bed
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Sleeper, Missouri
Sleeper is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately one mile north of Interstate 44 at the intersection of Missouri routes F and J. It is and about six miles northeast of Lebanon and fiv ...
, an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States
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