rip van winkle | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun rip van winkle has 2 senses

Rip van Winkle - a person oblivious to social changes
--₁ is a kind of traditionalist, diehard
Rip van Winkle - a person who sleeps a lot
--₂ is a kind of sleeper, slumberer

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