somniloquist

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som·nil·o·quy

 (sŏm-nĭl′ə-kwē)
n. pl. som·nil·o·quies
The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
[somni- + Latin loquī, to speak; see soliloquy.]
som·nil′o·quist n.
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Noun1.somniloquist - someone who talks while asleep
sleeper, slumberer - a rester who is sleeping
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