Sleeper

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A sleeper is a person who is sleeping. It may also refer to:

General uses

Sleeper, a sleeping partner in business
Sleeper, a greatly undervalued antique or collectible found offered for sale in a venue where knowledgeable antique dealers do business
Sleeper, a strong internal beam (structure) in construction and shipbuilding
Sleeper dike, a low inland dike, made obsolete by a newer dike closer to shore
Sleeper agent, a secret agent or similar operative left long inactive
Blanket sleeper, a one-piece, footed sleeping garment
Sleeper couch, also known as a fold-out couch or hide-a-bed
Sleeper earring, originally designed to be worn while sleeping to keep the hole in a pierced ear open
Sleeper hit, a work that obtains unexpected recognition or success
Sleeper hold, a rear naked choke hold used in professional wrestling

Sleeper bus, designed to carry fewer passengers in greater comfort
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
Sleeper truck, a truck with a sleeping compartment
Sleeping car, a railway passenger car with beds
Railway sleeper, a railroad tie

Sleepers or sleeper gobies, the common names for fish belonging to the family Eleotridae
Sleeper cichlid, perch-like member of the genus Nimbochromis

The Sleeper, poem by Edgar Allan Poe
The Sleepers (poem), a poem by Walt Whitman
Sleeper (comic book), published by DC Comics
Sleeper (Marvel Comics), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics
Sleepers, a 1995 novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra
The Sleeper (Wild Cards), a character in the Wild Cards science fiction series who periodically hibernates, awakening each time in a new body

Sleepers (film), a 1996 film based on the novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Sleeper (1973 film), a 1973 Woody Allen film
Sleeper (2005 film), a 2005 Austrian/German film
Sleeper (2012 film), a 2012 action/thriller film starring Scott "Raven" Levy and Bruce Hopkins
The Sleeper (film), a 2012 American horror film

"Sleeper" (Buffy episode), from the seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Sleeper", an episode from the first season of The New Avengers
"Sleeper" (Torchwood), an episode from Series 2 of the series Torchwood
"Sleepers" (Sanctuary), an episode from the second season of Sanctuary
Sleepers (TV series), a British comedy/drama
Sleepers (TV series 2012), a Turkish television drama series
An extraterrestrial in the U.S. TV series The Event
Sleeper (Modern Family), an episode of the TV series Modern Family.

Sleeper (band), a Britpop band in the 1990s
The Sleepers (San Francisco band), a punk/post-punk band active from 1978 until 1981
The Sleepers (Chicago band), an American rock band formed in 2002