waker

Morning alarm person

A waker is someone or something that wakes others.

The term appears in compounds like early waker for someone who rises early, or in contexts where one person rouses another: She was the household's designated waker, knocking on doors at six each morning.

In fantasy and gaming contexts, a waker may be one who awakens dormant powers or sleeping entities.

arouser

stimulant

Alertness-boosting drug

activator · spur · trigger · spark · incentive · encourager · nudge · prompter · galvanizer · inspirer

alarm

rooster

Male domestic fowl

daybreak · morning · early · coffee · reveille · cockcrow · sunup · birdsong · chime · buzzer

rescuer

lifeguard

Paid swimming supervisor

  • heroOne admired for courage
  • saviorOne who rescues another
  • paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver

resuscitator · guardian · protector · lookout · sentinel · caretaker · watchman · keeper

alertness

vigilant

Keenly aware of danger

aware · conscious · perceptive · responsive · sharp · keen · mindful · heedful · ready · lucid

Opposites
sleep-wake causation

wakersleeper

One at rest

snooze button · sandman · hypnotist · anesthetist · tranquilizer

alertness effect

wakersedative

Drug promoting calm

tranquilizer · soporific · narcotic · depressant · anesthetic

personal sleep state

wakersleeper

One at rest

slumberer · dozer · napper · dreamer · snoozer

Phrases
Family

awake, awaken, waking, wakeful, awakening, wake, awakened, wakefulness, wakening

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G