noctambulist

noun noct·am·bu·list \näk-ˈtam-byə-list\

Definition of NOCTAMBULIST

: a person who walks while asleep : sleepwalker

Latin noct-, nox night + -ambulist (as in somnambulist) — more at night

First Known Use: circa 1731

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