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napper

napper

1 4.4
A person who takes short sleeps during the day
  • noun
  • /ˈnæpər/
translation icon : siestero
  • TIGGER: Tiggers make the best nappers.
  • a great napper

Churchill, Edison, Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Well, they were all famous nappers.

Examples

  • She loves being a napper, often taking short naps during her break at work.

  • The Ostrich Pillow is for desk nappers looking for a little bit.

    Blog text (24)

  • I have never been a napper, ever, until I started my a.m. serving job that starts at 5 a.m. six days out of seven.

    Blog text (6)

  • I'm like, I'm a napper, all hundreds, not I like to sleep.

  • How many people here are nappers just because it happens the, the we can do it this way.

  • We were both big nappers.

    The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

  • I'm not a napper or a snoozer.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Grumbling, the former napper rubbed the crust from his eyes and clicked on the bedside lamp.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As a dedicated napper, he finds that a quick sleep in the afternoon really boosts his productivity.

  • Many successful people, like scientists and politicians, are known to be enthusiastic nappers, taking brief naps to recharge.

Synonyms

sleeper
vsnapper
25 1.0

A person who is not awake

is about short daytime sleep rather than general sleep
slumberer
vsnapper
6.8

A person who is asleep

is about short daytime sleep rather than ongoing sleep

How Restful

sleeper
25 1.0
rester
7.3
napper
1 4.4
lounger
1 5.8

Surface Forms

napper singular
nappers plural

Morphology

napper = nap (transparent) = nap + er

Agentive nominalization from the verb 'nap' + '-er'; meaning 'one who naps' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word napper comes from the short sleep nap, which means a 'short sleep', so a napper is someone who takes quick sleeps during the day to feel refreshed.