daysleeper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From day + sleeper.
Meanings
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One who sleeps during the daytime.
Individuals and societies may choose to extend days into nights, but this choice can invite sleep disorders, insofar as the sleep needs of daysleepers are understood as variances from social norms of sleep.
2012, Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer, The Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, page 76:"I rose early to speak with you: I know you are a daysleeper."
1975, Lester Del Rey, editor, Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, volume 4, Dutton, page 96:I see today with a newsprint fray / My night is colored headache gray / Daysleeper
1998, R.E.M., “Daysleeper”, in Up:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| daysleepers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
de Tagesschläfer (one who sleeps during the day)