Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

a rester who is sleeping

is derived from

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

sleeper

is a member of

a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal

"sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe"

sleeper nest

domain category

the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act

is a type of (narrower)

someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

diversionist, saboteur, wrecker

is a type of (narrower)

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

spy, undercover agent

is a type of (narrower)

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

terrorist

an unexpected achiever of success

"the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"

sleeper

is a type of (narrower)

a person with a record of successes

"his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

achiever, succeeder, success, winner

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

"the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie

a passenger car that has berths for sleeping