dreamer

dream-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who dreams while asleep.

  2. 2.

    A person with idealistic but often impractical ideas or aspirations.

  3. 3.

    A person who is not paying attention to reality; someone who daydreams.

Forms

plural: dreamers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    daydreamer — someone who fantasizes while awake
  • •
    a dreamer and a doer — someone who both imagines and acts

Related words

Antonyms: pragmatist, realist
See also: dream, dreams, visionary
Synonyms: fantasist, idealist, visionary

Etymology

From dream + -er, from Old English drēam ("joy, music").