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A sleeper is a person who is sleeping. The term may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
- Sleeper (Marvel Comics), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics
- The Sleeper (Wild Cards), a character in the Wild Cards science fiction series who periodically hibernates, awakening each time in a new body
Films
- Sleepers (film), a 1996 film based on the novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Sleeper (1973 film), a Woody Allen film
- Sleeper (2005 film), an Austrian/German film
- Sleeper (2012 film), an action/thriller film starring Scott "Raven" Levy and Bruce Hopkins
- The Sleeper (film), a 2012 American horror film
Television
- "Sleeper" (Buffy episode), from the seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- "Sleeper", an episode from the first season of The New Avengers
- "Sleeper" (Torchwood), an episode from Series 2 of the series Torchwood
- "Sleepers" (Sanctuary), an episode from the second season of Sanctuary
- Sleepers (TV series), a British comedy/drama
- Sleepers (TV series 2012), a Turkish television drama series
- An extraterrestrial in the U.S. TV series The Event
- Sleeper (Modern Family), an episode of the TV series Modern Family
Literature
- Sleeper (comic book), published by DC Comics
- Sleepers, a 1995 novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- "The Sleeper", a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Sleepers", a poem by Walt Whitman
Music
Groups
- Sleeper (band), a Britpop band in the 1990s
- The Sleepers (Chicago band), an American rock band formed in 2002
- The Sleepers (San Francisco band), a punk/post-punk band active from 1978 until 1981
Albums
- Sleeper (Everyday Sunday album)
- Sleeper (Godstar album)
- Sleeper, a live album by Keith Jarrett.
- Sleeper (Tribe album)
- Sleeper (Ty Segall album)
- The Sleeper, a 2003 Blue Orchids album
- The Sleeper (The Leisure Society album)
- Sleepers (album), a solo album from rapper Big Pooh
Songs
- "Sleeper", by 10 Years from Minus the Machine
- "Sleeper", by Snarky Puppy
Other
- Le Sommeil (The Sleepers), a painting by Gustave Courbet
- "The sleeper", a yo-yo trick
Biology
- Sleepers or sleeper gobies, the common names for fish belonging to the family Eleotridae
- Freshwater sleeper, family of fish
- Sleeper cichlid, perch-like member of the genus Nimbochromis
Construction
- Sleeper, a strong internal beam (structure) in construction and shipbuilding
- Sleeper dike, a low inland dike, made obsolete by a newe
Fashion
- Blanket sleeper, a one-piece, footed sleeping garment
- Sleeper earring, originally designed to be worn while sleeping to keep the hole in a pierced ear open
Transportation
- Sleeper (car), an automobile that has been modified to improve its performance without changing its outward appearance; the British term for this is Q-car
- Sleeper bus, designed to carry fewer passengers in greater comfort
- Sleeper truck, a truck with a sleeping compartment
- Sleeping car, a railway passenger car with beds
- Railway sleeper, a railroad tie
Other uses
- The Sleepers (New Hampshire), a pair of mountain peaks in the United States
- Sleeper agent, a secret agent or similar operative left long inactive
- Sleeper hit, a work that obtains unexpected recognition or success
- Sleeper, a sleeping partner in business
- Sleeper hold, a rear naked choke hold used in professional wrestling
- Sofa bed, also known as a sleeper sofa
- Bedside sleeper, a baby crib that attaches to the parents' bed
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