# super-sleeper
## English
### Alternative forms

* supersleeper, super sleeper

### Noun

super-sleeper (plural super-sleepers)
* One who is particularly good at falling asleep.
** 2009, Paige Hobey, Allison Nied, The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville:Supersleepers are the undisputed stars of Babyville. They're the invants who fall asleep happily, independently, consistently.
** 2010, Kim West, Joanne Kenen, Good Night, Sleep Tight:They still go through stages when she wakes up on the early side, but in general she's a 'supersleeper,' going to bed at 7:00 p.m. and staying asleep for twelve solid hours.
** 2011, Joy Bauer, Joy Bauer's Food Cures, page 365:Catherine lost her supersleeper status after complex shoulder surgery two years ago.
** 2014, Richard Wiseman, Night School:As we saw in the last lesson, research has revealed the existence of 'super-sleepers'– people who can fall asleep whenever they want, enjoy the most pleasant of dreams, wake up feeling totally refreshed, and are especially happy, productive, successful, and healthy.
** 2019, Sharon Moore, Sleep Wrecked Kids:For example, using phrases like 'going to bed happy, staying super quiet, staying super still and going to sleep super-fast (or becoming a super sleeper)' is much more effective than telling toddlers not to make noise.
** 2021, W. Christopher Winter, The Rested Child:As the difficult night passes, we must work hard to seek the positives and project the title of super sleeper onto our children, even if the moniker doesn't fit every night.
* An extremely efficient sleeper who does not require much sleep.
** 1974, Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Sleep and Dreams, page 130:Some supersleepers have even been studied . These people normally sleep only three or four hours a night , but their EEG records show that they are able to get much more deep sleep and REM sleep into their short sleeping periods than would normally be expected.
** 1982, Betty Burns Paden, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction, page 57:Some "supersleepers" need only three or four hours. Research has shown that these people sleep more efficiently.
** 2017, Eric Chudler, Lise A. Johnson, Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain, page 68:These super-sleepers seem to need only four or five hours of sleep to function well.
** 2018, Jack McBain, People and Life, page 68:Scientists believe short-sleepers are actually super-sleepers in that they possess the abililty to access deeper REM states.
** 2018 May 21, Brittany Smith, “Are You a Super Sleeper? You Could Be Suffering from Sleep Deprivation”, in Men's Journal:So super sleepers who reported being funtional even after small amounts of sleep might have actually drifted off while having their brains scanned.
* A luxury vehicle that allows passengers to sleep.
** 2022 August 13, Cristina Mircea, “Freightliner Argosy-Inspired LEGO Super Sleeper Semi-Truck Is Packed With Amenities”, in Autoevolution:If anyone knows what traveling in luxury is all about in the LEGO world, it’s this guy. LuxuryBricks is back with another custom creation, a super sleeper semi-truck that is just packed with amenities your mini-figs are going to love.
** 2023, Derek Littlewood, Peter Stockwell, Impossibility Fiction, page 128:Whereas "Billennium' ends ironically, the climax of 'The Concentration City' is that of a horror story, as Franz rides the Supersleeper trains in search of free space, only to return to the place he set out from, on the day he began.
* A high-performance car that has an unassuming appearance.
** 1977, Robert Wieder, George Hall, The Great American Convertible, page 95:One of the supersleepers. Its slant-six engine made the Ark look flimsy; it would almost literally run forever, and Dodge pick-ups with the same engine have gone 160,000 miles with no teardown.
** 2014, Dick Buck, God's Work In Satan's Playground, page 83:Aldo rented us the best model in his fleet, a super-sleeper.
** 2014, John Baechtel, Chevy Big-Block Engine Parts Interchange, page 22:The low-key all-iron look makes this super sleeper the perfect choice for a traditional-style street rod or street machine.
** 2015 June 5, “Super-Sleeper Lada 2104 Hides A 400hp Nissan Silvia Turbo Under Wagon Body”, in Carscoops:(see title)
* Someone or something that does not seem very impressive at first but that goes on to become a star.
** 2005, Chris Lee, The Winner's Guide to Fantasy Baseball, page 5:I was fairly impressed with their position breakdowns -- included are "rising," "falling", "underrated,: "sleeper," "super sleeper,” “risky business," and "value play” candidates at each spot on the diamond as well as the "best power" and "best base stealer” at each offensive slot.
** 2007, Martin Signore, Fantasy Football For Dummies, page 73:You have your cheat sheets ready, your blank draft board prepared, and your super sleeper picks marked in red.
** 2023 December 6, “5 Big Outta-Nowhere Super-Sleeper Pop and Rock Smashes”, in Savannah Dantona American Songwriter:(see title)
** 2024 January 22, Noah Wright, “Pittsburgh Pirates: Three More Super Sleeper Prospects to Watch in 2024”, in Rum Bunter:The Pittsburgh Pirates have some super sleeper prospects in their system who are worth watching in 2024.
** 2024 April 24, Jake Ellenbogen, “50 Super Sleepers for the Rams in this year's NFL Draft”, in Turf Show Times:I decided to start with a super sleeper list.