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Sleepwalker

One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist.

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Sleeper 76% connected

One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Slumberer 76% connected

One who slumbers; a sleeper.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Somnambulism 74% connected

A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which so…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Somnambulism 74% connected

A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which so…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Noctambulist 92% connected

A somnambulist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Somnambulist 92% connected

A person who is subject to somnambulism; one who walks in his sleep; a sleepwalker; a noctambulist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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