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sleepwalker

nounmasculine/suˈnɐ̃bulu/low

so·nâm·bu·lo

Definition

A person who habitually gets up and walks about while asleep.
My brother was a sleepwalker as a child.
It can be dangerous to suddenly wake a sleepwalker.
Common collocations
chronic sleepwalkersleepwalker episodewake a sleepwalker

Etymology

Do latim 'somnambulus', de 'somnus' (sono) + 'ambulare' (andar).

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