Rip van Winkle

/rɪp væn ˌwɪŋkəl/

Definitions of Rip van Winkle

1. noun

   the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
   example of:

   character, fictional character, fictitious character

   an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
2. noun

   a person who sleeps a lot
   type of:

   sleeper, slumberer

   a rester who is sleeping
3. noun

   a person oblivious to social changes
   type of:

   diehard, traditionalist

   one who adheres to traditional views