nonsleeper

nonsleeper

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ sleeper.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ)

Noun

nonsleeper (plural nonsleepers)

  1. One who does not sleep.
    • 2012, Stanley Coren, Sleep Thieves:
      Unfortunately, Senora Palomino, as in most similar cases, has never been available for actual scientific testing. There was, however, one case where laboratory testing of a nonsleeper occurred.