terrorist vs sleeper

sleeper vs terrorist

terrorist and sleeper both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sleeper is a hyponym of terrorist; that is, sleeper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terrorist:

terrorist: a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
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

Other hyponyms of terrorist include cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, Jacobin, suicide bomber.

terrorist (noun)	sleeper (noun)
a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities	an unexpected hit
	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

Difference between terrorist and sleeper

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