narcoleptic
noun
nar·co·lep·tic
ˌnär-kə-ˈlep-tik 
: a person who is subject to attacks of narcolepsy
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Williams estimates that two-thirds of narcoleptics also have sleep paralysis.
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Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2018
Max and Cuddy are apparently daytime narcoleptics who couldn’t care less about a laser.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2017
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Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2018
Max and Cuddy are apparently daytime narcoleptics who couldn’t care less about a laser.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2017
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narcoleptic
1 of 2 adjective
nar·co·lep·tic
ˌnär-kə-ˈlep-tik
: of, relating to, or affected with narcolepsy
narcoleptic
2 of 2 noun
: an individual who is subject to attacks of narcolepsy
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