noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist. rare

   "He watched her with the eyes of a noctambulist."

2. 2
   someone who walks about in their sleep wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

noctambulonoctambulosleepwalkersleepwalkersomnambulist

Example

More examples

"He watched her with the eyes of a noctambulist."

Etymology

First attested in 1731; from noct- + -ambulist.

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