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# somnambulist

«somnambulist» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a somnambulist, somnambulists)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A science and health word, also used in stories and older books. Sleepwalking is common in children and usually harmless; most grow out of it. Safety: gently guide a sleepwalker back to bed, keep doors and stairs safe. Writers sometimes say someone moved «like a somnambulist» — slowly, not really aware. The word comes from Latin somnus (sleep) and ambulare (to walk).

### examples

- The somnambulist walked down the stairs with her eyes open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x1)
- My cousin is a somnambulist and once woke up in the kitchen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x2)
- Doctors say you should gently lead a somnambulist back to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x3)
- He moved through the morning like a somnambulist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x4)
- Somnambulists don't remember walking in their sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x5)
- The story was about a somnambulist who walked on the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x6)
- Patiently she allowed herself to be lifted on the horse, and sat there like a somnambulist--as one who walked in his sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/#x7)

### note

Countable noun. Everyday word: sleepwalker. Myth: it is not dangerous to wake a sleepwalker, though they may be confused; the danger is in falling or tripping. Related: somnambulism (sleepwalking).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «somnambulist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.