noun
Meaning 1
A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sleepwalker
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noun
Meaning 2
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
A person from whom a voodoo practitioner (a bocor) has taken over control of their mind, making them a zombie who must do the bocor's bidding.
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noun
Meaning 4
One who goes though life in a state of obliviousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 5
someone who walks about in their sleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: somnambulist, noctambulist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleeper, slumberer
History
Etymology
From sleep + walker or sleepwalk + -er.