Sleeper

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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 Cards science fiction series who periodically hibernates, awakening each time in a new body

Films

• Sleeper (1973 film), a Woody Allen film
• Sleeper (2005 film), an Austrian/German film
• Sleeper (2012 film), an action/thriller film starring Scott "Raven" Levy and Bruce Hopkins
• The Sleeper (2000 film), a British television crime drama film
• The Sleeper (2012 film), an American horror film

Television

• "Sleeper (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Episodes

• "Sleeper" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), 2002
• "Sleeper" (Modern Family), 2014
• "Sleeper" (Roseanne), 1994
• "Sleeper" (Smallville), 2008
• "Sleeper" (Torchwood), 2008
• "Sleeper", an episode of The New Avengers

Literature

• Sleeper (comics), published by WildStorm/DC Comics
• "The Sleeper" (poem), a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Music

Groups

• Sleeper (band), a Britpop band in the 1990s
• Oh, Sleeper, a metalcore band formed in the 2000s

Albums

• Sleeper (Everyday Sunday album)
• Sleeper (Godstar album), 1993
• Sleeper (Keith Jarrett album), 2012
• Sleeper (Tribe album), 1993
• Sleeper (Ty Segall album), 2013
• The Sleeper, a 2003 Blue Orchids album
• The Sleeper ( album), an album by The Leisure Society

Songs

• "Sleeper", by 10 Years from Minus the Machine, 2012
• "Sleeper", by Erra from Drift, 2016
• "The Sleeper", by Candiria from Kiss the Lie, 2008

Other

• "The sleeper", a yo-yo trick

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)

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