sleeper vs diversionist

diversionist vs sleeper

sleeper and diversionist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sleeper	Yes	No	No	No
diversionist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diversionist is a hypernym of sleeper; that is, diversionist is a word with a broader meaning than sleeper:

sleeper: a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal
diversionist: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

Other hypernyms of sleeper include saboteur, wrecker, spy, undercover agent, terrorist.

sleeper (noun)	diversionist (noun)
an unexpected hit	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
pajamas with feet; worn by children
a rester who is sleeping
an unexpected achiever of success
a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

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