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sleepwalker.

A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.

  2. One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance.

    archaic
  3. A person from whom a voodoo practitioner (a bocor) has taken over control of their mind, making them a zombie who must do the bocor's bidding.

  4. One who goes though life in a state of obliviousness.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From sleep + walker or sleepwalk + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.