Sleeptalker

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who talks unconsciously in their sleep.

    "Often they will wake when their sleeptalking startles another person, who then makes a noise at being woken up, waking the sleeptalker to ask the other "What's wrong?""

Synonyms

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somniloquistsomniloquist

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"Often they will wake when their sleeptalking startles another person, who then makes a noise at being woken up, waking the sleeptalker to ask the other "What's wrong?""

Etymology

From sleep + talker or sleeptalk + -er.

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