Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: sleeper, sleeper_goby

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.01] as in: a rester who is sleeping

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.02] as in: a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.03] as in: an unexpected achiever of success

Examples:
the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it

'sleeper'

[tie.n.08] as in: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

Examples:
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

'sleeper'

[sleeping_car.n.01] as in: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.06] as in: pajamas with feet; worn by children

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.07] as in: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.08] as in: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

'sleeper'

[sleeper.n.09] as in: an unexpected hit

Examples:
that movie was the sleeper of the summer

Origins

					sleeper (English)
├── -er (English)
│   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── sleep (English)
    ├── sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))