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waker

waker

1 7.9
A person who gets up from sleep
  • noun
  • /ˈweɪkər/
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  • She hired a professional waker to gently rouse her from sleep for an early flight.

Examples

Synonyms

riser
vswaker
9 4.6

A person who regularly gets out of bed at a certain time

is about becoming awake generally rather than timing leaving bed
rouser
vswaker
7 7.9

A person who wakes others from sleep or gets them moving

is about becoming awake oneself rather than causing action in others
arouser
vswaker
8.8

A person who wakes other people from sleep

is about becoming awake oneself rather than making others alert
natural riser
vswaker
5.8

A person who wakes up early without an alarm

is anyone who becomes awake, not only those who do so early without alarm
upriser
vswaker
7.7

A person who gets up early in the morning

is about becoming awake rather than simply standing from sitting

Antonyms

25 1.0

A person who is not awake

Surface Forms

waker singular
wakers plural

Morphology

waker = wake (transparent) = wake + er

Standard agent noun formed by adding '-er' to the verb 'wake', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Waker is made from wake ('to stop sleeping') plus the ending -er, so it simply means 'one who wakes' — someone who wakes up or becomes awake.