somniloquist

English

Etymology

somniloquy +‎ -ist

Noun

somniloquist (plural somniloquists)

1. A person who talks in his/her sleep.
   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 355:

     He drooled incessantly, alternately moaning and cursing in a low somniloquist's voice

Synonyms

• sleeptalker