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
Born in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Enugu in 1982, Odira Nwobu landed his first professional role - in a film called Joseph the Dreamer - straight out of secondary school.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
She said the damage to the building would affect student services, including “admissions, records, accessible technology, basic needs, new student and family engagement, Dreamer resources, and educational opportunity programs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 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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