somniloquist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English somniloquy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English somniloquist From somniloquy + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who talks in their sleep.
He drooled incessantly, alternately moaning and cursing in a low somniloquist's voice
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 355:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| somniloquists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |