# somnambulist

> English word · Noun · IPA [sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪst]

## Definitions
1. A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French somnambuliste, from Medieval Latin somnambulus (“sleepwalker”). By surface analysis, somn- + -ambulist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/somnambulist