Look up Sleeper or sleeper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A sleeper is a person who is sleeping.

Sleeper may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Biology

• Sleepers or sleeper gobies, the common names for fish belonging to the family Eleotridae
• Freshwater sleeper, family of fish
• Sleeper cichlid, perch-like member of the genus Nimbochromis

Construction

• Sleeper, a strong internal beam in construction and shipbuilding
• Sleeper dike, 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
• Sleeper (brand), a Ukrainian fashion brand of multifunctional apparel founded in 2014 by Kate Zubarieva and Asya Varetsa

Transportation

• 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
• Sleeping car or sleeper, a railway passenger car with beds
• Sleeper bus, designed to carry fewer passengers in greater comfort
• Truck sleeper, a sleeping compartment behind the cab of a tractor unit
• Railway sleeper, a railroad tie
• Sleeper ship, a hypothetical spacecraft in which the crew hibernates

Other uses

• Sleeper agent, a secret agent or similar operative left long inactive
• Sleeper hit, a work that obtains unexpected recognition or success
• Sleeper, a sleeping partner in business
• Sleeper hold, a rear naked choke hold used in professional wrestling
• Sofa bed, also known as a sleeper sofa
• Bedside sleeper, a baby crib that attaches to the parents' bed
• Sleeper, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States

See also

• Sleepers (disambiguation)
• Sleeper (surname)