# Sleeper

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A '''sleeper''' is a person who is [sleep](/source/sleep)ing.

'''Sleeper''' may also refer to:

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==Arts and entertainment==
===Characters===
* [Sleeper (Marvel Comics)](/source/Sleeper_(Marvel_Comics)), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics

===Films===
* [''Sleeper'' (1973 film)](/source/Sleeper_(1973_film)), a Woody Allen film
* [''Sleeper'' (2005 film)](/source/Sleeper_(2005_film)), an Austrian/German film
* [''Sleeper'' (2012 film)](/source/Sleeper_(2012_film)), an action/thriller film starring Scott "Raven" Levy and Bruce Hopkins
* [''The Sleeper'' (2000 film)](/source/The_Sleeper_(2000_film)), a British television crime drama film
* [''The Sleeper'' (2012 film)](/source/The_Sleeper_(2012_film)), an American horror film

===Television episodes===
* "[Sleeper (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)](/source/Sleeper_(Space_Ghost_Coast_to_Coast))", an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''
* ["Sleeper" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')](/source/Sleeper_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)), 2002
* ["Sleeper" (''Modern Family'')](/source/Sleeper_(Modern_Family)), 2014
* ["Sleeper" (''Roseanne'')](/source/Sleeper_(Roseanne)), 1994
* ["Sleeper" (''Smallville'')](/source/Sleeper_(Smallville)), 2008
* ["Sleeper" (''Torchwood'')](/source/Sleeper_(Torchwood)), 2008
* "Sleeper", an episode of ''[The New Avengers](/source/The_New_Avengers_(TV_series))''

===Literature===
* [''Sleeper'' (comics)](/source/Sleeper_(comics)), published by WildStorm/DC Comics
*["The Sleeper" (poem)](/source/The_Sleeper_(poem)), a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
*''[The Sleeper Awakes](/source/The_Sleeper_Awakes)'', a book by H.G. Wells

===Music===
====Groups====
* [Sleeper (band)](/source/Sleeper_(band)), a Britpop band in the 1990s
* [Oh, Sleeper](/source/Oh%2C_Sleeper), a metalcore band formed in the 2000s

====Albums====
* [''Sleeper'' (Everyday Sunday album)](/source/Sleeper_(Everyday_Sunday_album))
* [''Sleeper'' (Godstar album)](/source/Sleeper_(Godstar_album)), 1993
* [''Sleeper'' (Keith Jarrett album)](/source/Sleeper_(Keith_Jarrett_album)), 2012
* [''Sleeper'' (Tribe album)](/source/Sleeper_(Tribe_album)), 1993
* [''Sleeper'' (Ty Segall album)](/source/Sleeper_(Ty_Segall_album)), 2013
* ''The Sleeper'', a 2003 [Blue Orchids](/source/Blue_Orchids) album
* [''The Sleeper'' ( album)](/source/The_Sleeper_(album)), an album by The Leisure Society

====Songs====
* "Sleeper", by 10 Years from ''[Minus the Machine](/source/Minus_the_Machine)'', 2012
* "Sleeper", by Erra from ''[Drift](/source/Drift_(Erra_album))'', 2016
* "The Sleeper", by Candiria from ''[Kiss the Lie](/source/Kiss_the_Lie)'', 2008

===Other===
* "The sleeper", a [yo-yo](/source/yo-yo) trick

==Biology==
* Sleepers or sleeper gobies, the common names for fish belonging to the family [Eleotridae](/source/Eleotridae)
* [Freshwater sleeper](/source/Freshwater_sleeper), family of fish
* Sleeper cichlid, perch-like member of the genus ''[Nimbochromis](/source/Nimbochromis)''

==Construction==
* Sleeper, a strong internal [beam](/source/beam_(structure)) in construction and shipbuilding
* [Sleeper dike](/source/Sleeper_dike), a low inland dike, made obsolete by a newer dike closer to shore

==Fashion==
* Sleeper, or [Babygrow](/source/Babygrow), a one-piece, often footed sleeping garment for babies and toddlers
* Sleeper [earring](/source/earring), originally designed to be worn while sleeping to keep the hole in a pierced ear open
* [Sleeper (brand)](/source/Sleeper_(brand)), a Ukrainian fashion brand of multifunctional apparel founded in 2014 by Kate Zubarieva and Asya Varetsa

==Transportation==
* [Sleeper (car)](/source/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
* [Sleeping car](/source/Sleeping_car) or sleeper, a railway passenger car with beds
* [Sleeper bus](/source/Sleeper_bus), designed to carry fewer passengers in greater comfort
* [Truck sleeper](/source/Truck_sleeper), a sleeping compartment behind the cab of a tractor unit
* [Railway sleeper](/source/Railway_sleeper), a railroad tie
* [Sleeper ship](/source/Sleeper_ship), a hypothetical spacecraft in which the crew hibernates

==Other uses==
* [Sleeper agent](/source/Sleeper_agent), a secret agent or similar operative left long inactive
* [Sleeper hit](/source/Sleeper_hit), a work that obtains unexpected recognition or success
* Sleeper, a [sleeping partner](/source/sleeping_partner) in business
* Sleeper hold, a [rear naked choke](/source/rear_naked_choke) hold used in professional wrestling
* [Sofa bed](/source/Sofa_bed), also known as a sleeper sofa
* [Bedside sleeper](/source/Bedside_sleeper), a baby crib that attaches to the parents' bed 
* [Sleeper, Missouri](/source/Sleeper%2C_Missouri), an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States

== See also ==
* [Sleepers (disambiguation)](/source/Sleepers_(disambiguation))
* [Sleeper (surname)](/source/Sleeper_(surname))

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