English Explanatory Dictionary

dreamer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who dreams.
  2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
  3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
  4. A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
noun
  1. An undocumented immigrant who is qualified for relief under the DREAM Act.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of DREAMer.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹimɚ/ [ˈdɹimɚ] [d͡ʒɹimɚ] /ˈdɹiːmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dreamer.wav

Word forms

dreamer dreamers

Etymology

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”).

Related words

daydreamer American Dream

Derived words

age dreamer lucid dreamer nondreamer
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