Meanings
dreamer1
noundreamer (plural dreamers)
plural dreamers
- One who dreams.
- Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
Eighties witches were not the patchouli-dipped, lovebead-wearing, back-to-the-earth dreamers of the seventies.
2015, Jennifer Crusie, Leah Wilson, Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters And the Power of Three, →ISBN1 more example
You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one.
1971, John Lennon, “Imagine” - Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
- A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
DREAMer2
nounDREAMer (plural DREAMers)
plural DREAMers · alternative Dreamer
- USAn undocumented immigrant who is qualified for relief under the DREAM Act.
DREAMers had established a public identity, possessed distinctive interests and solidarities, and articulated their interests with a powerful and compelling voice.
2013, Walter J. Nicholls, The DREAMers: How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate, Stanford University Press, →ISBN
Dreamer3
nounDreamer (plural Dreamers)
plural Dreamers
- Alternative letter-case form of DREAMer.
The stakes for Hortencia and other Dreamers are high. […] If President Trump will not protect Dreamers, Congress must immediately pass the bipartisan DREAM Act and provide permanent protection for these young Americans.
2017 August 24, Jay Inslee, “American dreams of young people will be cruelly ripped away”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who escapes into a world of fantasy
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Origin
dreamer · noun
- Middle Englishdremer
- Englishdreamer
From Middle English dremer, dremere, dremare, equivalent to dream + -er. Cognate with West Frisian dreamer (“dreamer”), Saterland Frisian Dröömer (“dreamer”), Dutch dromer (“dreamer”), German Träumer (“dreamer”), Danish drømmer (“dreamer”), Swedish drömmare (“dreamer”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐνυπνιαστής
- ἐνυπνιαστής (enupniastḗs)one who dreams
Arabic حَالِم, حَالِم
- حَالِم (ḥālim)one who dreams
- حَالِم (ḥālim)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- حَالِمَة (ḥālima)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Bulgarian мечта́тел, мечта́телка
- мечта́тел (mečtátel)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- мечта́телка (mečtátelka)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Catalan somiador, barbacoll de carpó blanc
- somiadorone who dreams
- barbacoll de carpó blancswallow-wing puffbird
Chinese Mandarin 做夢的人 /做梦的人, 空想家
- 做夢的人 /做梦的人 (zuòmèng de rén)one who dreams
- 空想家 (kōngxiǎngjiā)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- 夢想家 /梦想家 (mèngxiǎngjiā)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Czech snící, snílek
- snícíone who dreams
- sníleksomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- blouznivecsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- břichatkafish of the family Oneirodidae
Danish drømmer
- drømmersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Dutch dromer, droomster
- dromerone who dreams
- droomsterone who dreams
- dromersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- droomstersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- zwaluwbaardkoekoekswallow-wing puffbird
Esperanto revulo
- revulosomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Estonian unistaja
- unistajasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Finnish haaveilija, uneksija
- haaveilijaone who dreams
- uneksijaone who dreams
- haaveilijasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- torkkujakrottifish of the family Oneirodidae
- pääskylaiskuriswallow-wing puffbird
French rêveur, rêveuse
- rêveurone who dreams
- rêveuseone who dreams
- rêveursomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- rêveusesomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- barbacou à croupion blancswallow-wing puffbird
German Träumer, Träumerin
- Träumerone who dreams
- Träumerinone who dreams
- Träumersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- Träumerinsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- Schwärmersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- Schwärmerinsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- Fantastsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- Fantastinsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Greek ονειροπόλος, ονειροπόλος
- ονειροπόλος (oneiropólos)one who dreams
- ονειροπόλος (oneiropólos)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Hungarian álmodozó
- álmodozósomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Irish aislingeach
- aislingeachsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Italian sognatore, sognatore
- sognatoreone who dreams
- sognatoresomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- sognatricesomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Japanese 夢想家, 空想家
- 夢想家 (musōka)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- 空想家 (kūsōka)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Korean 몽상가, 공상가
- 몽상가 (mongsangga)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- 공상가 (gongsangga)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Latin somniator, somniatrix
- somniatorone who dreams
- somniatrixone who dreams
Latvian sapņotājs
- sapņotājssomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Lithuanian svajotojas, svajotoja
- svajotojasone who dreams
- svajotojaone who dreams
- svajoklissomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- svajoklėsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- svajotojassomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- svajotojasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Māori waewae-kai-kapua
- waewae-kai-kapuasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Norwegian Bokmål drømmer
- drømmersomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Persian خیالباف, خیال پرست
- خیالباف (xayâlbâf)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- خیال پرست (xayâl parast)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- خیال پرور (xayâl parvar)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Polish marzyciel, marzyciel
- marzycielone who dreams
- marzycielsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- marzycielkasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Portuguese sonhador, sonhadora
- sonhadorone who dreams
- sonhadoraone who dreams
- sonhadorsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- sonhadorasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- visionáriosomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- visionáriasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Romanian visător, visătoare
- visătorone who dreams
- visătoareone who dreams
- visătorsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- visătoaresomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Russian мечта́тель, мечта́тельница
- мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ)one who dreams
- мечта́тельница (mečtátelʹnica)one who dreams
- мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- мечта́тельница (mečtátelʹnica)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- фантазёр (fantazjór)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- фантазёрка (fantazjórka)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Slovak rojko
- rojkosomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Spanish soñador, soñadora
- soñadorone who dreams
- soñadoraone who dreams
- visionariosomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- visionariasomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Swedish drömmare
- drömmaresomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Turkish hayalperest, hayalci
- hayalperestsomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- hayalcisomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Ukrainian мрі́йник, мрі́йниця
- мрі́йник (mríjnyk)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
- мрі́йниця (mríjnycja)someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
Welsh breuddwydiwr, breuddwydwraig
- breuddwydiwrone who dreams
- breuddwydwraigone who dreams
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