sleeper

rough sleeper

Someone who sleeps outside at night (i.e., "sleeps rough"), usually because he or she has no home. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The government's aim is to have the number of rough sleepers halved in five years' time. I spent a couple of years as a rough sleeper after my house was repossessed. It's not something I would wish on anyone.

sleeper

1. n. a sleeping pill. She took a handful of sleepers with a glass of booze, and that was it.

2. n. someone or something that achieves fame after a period of invisibility. The movie “Red Willow” was undoubtedly the sleeper of the year, winning six awards.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
TomÁS	to-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Sepi	SE-pee	Finnish
Sudhir	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Audie	AWD-ee	English
Fredenand	-	Ancient Germanic
Bellamy	['beləmi:]