rip van winkle

Noun rip van winkle has 3 senses

• rip van winkle(n = noun.person) - a person oblivious to social changes;
is a kind of diehard, traditionalist

• rip van winkle(n = noun.person) - a person who sleeps a lot;
is a kind of sleeper, slumberer

• rip van winkle(n = noun.person) - 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;
is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character