waker
8.1
A person or thing that makes other people stop sleeping
- noun
- /ˈweɪkər/
:
despertador
- She is a reliable waker, making sure everyone is up on time for school.
Examples
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The gentle sound of the alarm clock acted as a waker for everyone in the house.
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Where is my waker?
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The rooster serves as an early morning waker for the entire farm.
Synonyms
rouser
vswaker
7
7.9
A person who wakes others from sleep or gets them moving
focuses only on waking others from sleep rather than stirring activity
wake-up call
vswaker
5
2.7
A phone call arranged to wake someone at a set time
covers people or things that wake others, not just hotel phone calls
arouser
vswaker
8.8
A person who wakes other people from sleep
is identical in meaning but differs as another word form
3.6
A sound that makes people get out of bed, often used in camps or the military
includes both people who wake others and inanimate signals
Antonyms
How Stirring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waker is formed from wake ('to stop sleeping') and the ending -er, so it often means a person or thing that wakes others, like a friend who knocks on your door or a hotel knock that wakes guests.