somnambulist

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /sɑmˈnæmbjəlɪst/ UK /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪst/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a person who walks while asleep

The somnambulist wandered into the hallway without waking.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who walks while... sleepwalker

Word family

Derived forms somnambulismsomnambulistic

Related forms sleepwalking

Etymology

Borrowed from French somnambuliste, based on Medieval Latin somnambulus, ‘sleepwalker,’ from Latin somnus, ‘sleep,’ and ambulare, ‘to walk.’

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