Definitions for noctambulist

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

noc•tam•bu•lismnɒkˈtæm byəˌlɪz əm(n.)

  1. sleepwalking.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of noctambulism:

1855–60; < L noct-, nox night+ ambul(āre ) to walk

noc•tam′bu•list(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sleepwalker, somnambulist, noctambulist(noun)

    someone who walks about in their sleep

Wiktionary

  1. noctambulist(Noun)

    One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.

  2. Origin: From noct- (night), ambul- (walk) and -ist (person who).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Noctambulist(noun)

    a somnambulist


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