Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
slumberer

slumberer

6.8
A person who is asleep
  • noun
  • /ˈslʌmbərər/
translation icon : durmiente
  • During the stormy night, the peaceful slumberers in their beds were unaware of the chaos outside.

Examples

  • Hikianalia's construction settling pains seem to have mostly sorted themselves out, and there is much less creaking, groaning, and popping to disturb off-duty slumberers.

    Blog text (7)

  • After a long day at work, he finally became a heavy slumberer on the couch.

  • The soft music helped the tired slumberer drift off to sleep peacefully.

Synonyms

sleeper
vsslumberer
25 1.0

A person who is not awake

is the general term for any person who is asleep
dreamer
vsslumberer
8 1.8

A person who sees images and stories in their mind while sleeping

is any sleeping person whether dreaming or not
snorer
vsslumberer
2 2.5

A person who makes a loud breathing sound while sleeping

is any sleeping person without specifying breathing sounds
napper
vsslumberer
1 4.4

A person who takes short sleeps during the day

is any sleeping person, not limited to short daytime sleeps
nodder
vsslumberer
  • Informal
8.0

A person who falls asleep for a short time without meaning to

is any sleeping person, not only brief unintended dozing

Antonyms

waker
1 7.9

A person who gets up from sleep

Surface Forms

slumberer singular
slumberers plural

Morphology

slumberer = slumber (transparent) = slumber + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'slumber' creating 'a person who sleeps', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word slumberer comes from the verb slumber, which means 'to sleep', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. Think of someone in a quiet, gentle sleep; that's why a slumberer is a person who is 'sleeping'.