Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
4. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris
dormatrix).
(b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as
adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.]
Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
Specifically:
(a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near
the level of the ground, for the support of some
superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the
rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
(b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid
directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
ground story. [U.S.]
(c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to
the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
(d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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