dorminhoco — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sleeper noun Someone who is sleeping.
- sleepyhead noun (informal) A person who is sleepy, or who tends to sleep in — often used affectionately.
Senses
dorminhoco is used for these senses in English:
- dormouse (figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).
- sleeper Someone who sleeps.
- sleepyhead (informal) A sleepy person.
sleeper — full definition
- noun Someone who is sleeping.
- noun A spy or agent who lives an ordinary life in a community until activated for a mission.
- noun Something — a film, product, or competitor — that unexpectedly becomes a big success after being overlooked.
- noun (British) A wooden or concrete beam laid under railway tracks to support them; a railroad tie.
- noun A car that has been heavily modified for performance while still looking ordinary.