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sleeper
This term carries a strong sense of dormancy or hidden potential. When applied to a person or a product, it suggests a state of invisibility or inactivity that precedes a sudden, often surprising, emergence into prominence or action. This creates a tension between the quiet exterior and the latent power or success within.
In technical and industrial contexts, the word shifts toward structural support and utility. Whether referring to railway ties or specialized train carriages, the focus is on the physical provision of stability or rest, stripping away the metaphorical connotations of secrecy or surprise found in the social and political senses.
Meanings
A person or thing that unexpectedly becomes successful or popular after a period of being ignored.
A railway tie; a heavy rectangular block of wood or concrete that supports the rails of a railroad track.
Examples
He is such a heavy sleeper that the alarm clock does not even wake him.
That indie movie turned out to be a sleeper hit at the box office.
The workers are replacing the old wooden sleepers with concrete ones.
We booked a sleeper for the overnight trip to Kyoto.
Put the baby in a warm sleeper before you put him in the crib.
The agency planted a sleeper in the government years ago.
I cannot believe this song is becoming a sleeper success after three years.
Is there a sleeper car available on the midnight express?