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sleepwalker

sleep·walk·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sleep-waw-king]
    • /ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ/
    • /ˈsliːpˌwɔː.kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sleep-waw-king]
    • /ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ/

Definitions of sleepwalker word

  • noun sleepwalker the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism. 1
  • adjective sleepwalker of or relating to the state of walking while asleep; somnambulistic. 1
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Origin of sleepwalker

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; sleep + walking

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Parts of speech for Sleepwalker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sleepwalker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sleepwalker

noun sleepwalker

  • zombie — the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose. the supernatural force itself.
Just one Synonym for sleepwalker

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