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dreamer¹

  • /ˈdɹimɚ/ US
  • [ˈdɹimɚ] US
  • [d͡ʒɹimɚ] US, sometimes
  • /ˈdɹiːmə/ UK

Rhymes with -iːmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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”).

noun dreamers

  1. One who dreams.
  2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic. 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.
  3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
  4. A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

DREAMer²

Where it comes from

From the DREAM Act + -er, after dreamer.

noun DREAMers · Dreamer

  1. US An 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.

Dreamer³

noun Dreamers

  1. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: idealist, wishful thinker, escapist, projected, projection, fantasist, daydreamer, romantic, utopian, visionary, imaginist, idealizer, aspirant, fantasizer, stargazer, castle-builder

Translations

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noun one who dreams

Españolsoñador, soñadora
中文做夢的人 /做梦的人 zuòmèng de rén
Portuguêssonhador, sonhadora
Françaisrêveur, rêveuse
DeutschTräumer, Träumerin
Italianosognatore
Ελληνικάονειροπόλος oneiropólos
Românăvisător, visătoare
Русскиймечта́тель mečtátelʹ, мечта́тельница mečtátelʹnica
العربيةحَالِم ḥālim

noun someone whose beliefs are far from realistic

Españolvisionario, visionaria
한국어몽상가 mongsangga, 공상가 gongsangga
日本語夢想家 musōka, 空想家 kūsōka
中文空想家 kōngxiǎngjiā, 夢想家 /梦想家 mèngxiǎngjiā
Portuguêssonhador, sonhadora, visionário, visionária
Françaisrêveur, rêveuse
DeutschTräumer, Träumerin, Schwärmer, Schwärmerin, Fantast, Fantastin
Italianosognatore, sognatrice
Ελληνικάονειροπόλος oneiropólos
Românăvisător, visătoare
Русскиймечта́тель mečtátelʹ, мечта́тельница mečtátelʹnica, фантазёр fantazjór, фантазёрка fantazjórka
العربيةحَالِم ḥālim, حَالِمَة ḥālima

noun swallow-wing puffbird

Françaisbarbacou à croupion blanc

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@misc{dreamer_2026,
  title = {dreamer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dreamer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}