sleeper vs saboteur

saboteur vs sleeper

sleeper and saboteur both are nouns.

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

As nouns, saboteur is a hypernym of sleeper; that is, saboteur 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
saboteur: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

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

sleeper (noun)	saboteur (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 member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
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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