somnambulist
noun [ C ] medical specialized uk/sɒmˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/ us/sɑːmˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/
梦游者
a person who suffers from somnambulism (= a condition in which a person walks around while they are sleeping)
They say it's dangerous to wake a somnambulist. 他们说唤醒梦游者是危险的。
Helen moves through life like a somnambulist. 海伦像梦游者一般过着她的人生。
Synonym: sleepwalker
See: somnambulism
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- After this degree of shock you become a kind of somnambulist.
- The somnambulist does not hear, but he perceives sounds, and replies to their influence.
- Crimes committed while in a dream, by a somnambulist are included in the plea of insanity.