dreamer
Americannoun
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a person who dreams.
The dream provides insights into the interior life of the dreamer, or so say many psychotherapists.
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a person who lives in a world of fantasy; one who is impractical and unrealistic.
The phrase "economically illiterate" has long been used to smear leftists as unrealistic utopian dreamers.
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a person whose ideas or projects are considered audacious or highly speculative; visionary.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was considered a dreamer—and what a wonderful dream it is!
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Usually Dreamer Sometimes DREAMer a person who qualifies for DACA or the Dream Act.
noun
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a person who dreams habitually
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a person who lives in or escapes to a world of fantasy or illusion; escapist
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archaic a prophet; visionary
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Etymology
Origin of dreamer
First recorded in 1250–1300; dreamer def. 4 first recorded in 2010–15; Middle English; see dream, -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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She’s also a Dreamer who was brought to this country from Honduras when she was 20 months old.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It also hired the team behind Dreamer, a platform for users to build AI agents, and signed a licensing agreement for the company’s technology.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Nori Gomez, the founding member of the Dreamer resource center, said the program’s offices started receiving threatening phone calls.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Among them is California resident Eric Bautista, a so-called "Dreamer", who benefits from a longstanding programme that protects from deportation those who were brought illegally into the US as children.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024
“A friend. Dreamer, wizard, call him what you will. The last green-seer.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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