dreamer
[ dree-mer ]
/ ˈdri mər /
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noun
a person who dreams: The dream provides insights into the interior life of the dreamer, or so say many psychotherapists.
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.
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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dreamer
/ (ˈdriːmə) /
noun
a person who dreams habitually
a person who lives in or escapes to a world of fantasy or illusion; escapist
archaic a prophet; visionary
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