Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonsleeper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-sleep-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who does not sleep.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From non- + sleeper.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonsleepers (plural)

Questions

What does nonsleeper mean?: One who does not sleep.
Where does nonsleeper come from?: From non- + sleeper.

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