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How to pronounce “sleeper”

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Pronunciation guide for sleeper

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of sleeper with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great SleepBut as I consider myself to be a generally good sleeper,
Definition summary: Someone who sleeps.

Example 1 of 8

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep

But as I consider myself to be a generally good sleeper,

[Noun]
Someone who sleeps.
That which lies dormant, as a law.
A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
A railway sleeping car.
(martial arts, wrestling) A sleeper hold.
Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
Any of family Odontobutidae of goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish.
A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).
A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
(automotive, slang) An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
(slang) A sedative.
(slang, gambling) A bet placed on the gambling table and then forgotten about by the gambler.
(science fiction) A pod or similar device containing a person in cryosleep.
[Verb]
(rare) To mark a calf by cutting its ear.

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