waker

Thân thiện

An early waker greets the sunrise with a stretch.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who wakes up or is awake, especially one who does so early or easily. 2. A person who rouses or awakens others from sleep.

Examples

• Noun (Sense 1):
  • She is a natural waker, always up before sunrise.
  • I am not a morning person, but my brother is an early waker.
• Noun (Sense 2):
  • On camping trips, he was always the designated waker for the group.
  • The alarm clock is a reliable but impersonal waker.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contrast to "sleeper" to describe a person's natural tendency regarding waking.
• It can be applied metaphorically to describe someone who brings awareness or alertness to a situation, though this is less common.
  • The whistleblower acted as a waker for the complacent industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Wake (verb): To cease to sleep; to become awake.
• Awaken (verb): To rouse from sleep; to become aware.
• Rouser (noun): One who rouses or stirs others to action, often used similarly to the second sense of "waker."

Synonyms

• Early riser (for sense 1)
• Rouser, awakener (for sense 2)

Related Phrases

• Early bird: An idiom for a person who rises, arrives, or acts early. This is a close synonym for the first sense of "waker."
  • The early bird gets the worm.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who awakes
   • an early waker
2. someone who rouses others from sleep

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rouser
• arouser