Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that dreams.
- n. A visionary.
- n. An idealist.
- n. A habitually impractical person.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who dreams; one who has dreams or visions.
- n. A visionary: as, a political dreamer.
- n. A mope; a sluggard.
- n. A South American puff-bird of the genus Chelidoptera, as C. tenebrosa.
- n. plural See the quotation.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who dreams.
- n. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who is dreaming
- n. a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- n. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
Examples
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
““A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” —”
“He was still, however, Eric Blair, the impossibly tall and thin dreamer he'd been since childhood.”
My Own Private Orwell: Why the high priest of dystopia still matters
“He was a 'dreamer' -- a 'dreamer' who makes dreams become actualities by perseverance and hard work.”
From Captivity to Fame or The Life of George Washington Carver
“The downside of being a dreamer is the isolation that comes with being lost in your own head.”
“In fact, the difference between a goalie and a dreamer are as illustrative as the difference between goalpost and dreampost.”
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Goals and Dreams
“I hadn't talked to a dreamer, which is what [Mr. Stiller] is, in years, and it felt really good.”
“When we have fully discovered the scientific laws that govern life, we shall realize that the one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action.”
From Whitman to Wilde: A Cultural Perspective on Individualism at the Fin de Si�cle
“✓ I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.”
“× I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dreamer’.
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
Laban, circumcise, beget, Esau, Rebekah, speckle, Sodom, Pharaoh, Canaanite, Canaan, Jacob, Lot and 1286 more...
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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I'm Not There
Favorite words from Bob Dylan and the movie "I'm Not There"
raincoat, dreamer, create, poet, trapeze, drainpipes, visions, highway, harmonicas, rain, tombstone, geometry and 8 more...
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dream words
( randomness, dreams, creativity )
words or phrases related to all things dreamyphantasmagoria, illusion, imagination, slumber, sky, moon, cloud nine, lucid, fantasy, creativity, somnambulism, dreamer and 39 more...
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The Medley of Me
A jumble of words, sometimes contradictory, that add up to me. I'll probably be adding to this list for some time, because I'm a very complex individual. ;P
male, long-haired, big-eyed, writer, artist, guitarist, songsmith, talespinner, pilot, wannabe barnstormer, gypsy, cuddlesome and 209 more...
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Descriptive
The present, the future. Goals, wishes, hopes.
capricious, sericeous, sleek, flawless, charming, skilled, long-haired, versatile, beautiful, witty, fair, thin and 145 more...
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mariposa417's Words
cerulean, jewel, malfeasance, precipice, crossroads, beautiful, adore, sublime, superfluous, poppy, monarch, lashes and 101 more...
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kant's Words
mandrágora, doppelganger, sinestesia, baladí, adriático, chanson, correveidile, angster, dèja vu, otredad, grasshopper, republic and 1074 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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Words
Any word that I like, sounds awesome or love the meaning.
solitude, cynicism, solemn, asphyxiate, decipher, reflection, iridescent, esoteric, certitude, resplendent, elaborate, lucid and 24 more...
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I Am the...
Adjectives that describe what I may or may not be or whom to some I might appear to be...
charlatan, pimp, degenerate, miscreant, painter, creator, trouper, do-gooder, chum, chump, genius, gentlewoman and 41 more...
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quite a handful.
this girl has fire.
firebrand, spitfire, firecracker, rebel, insurrectionist, zealot, maverick, misfit, dreamer, agitator, instigator, inciter and 27 more...
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personas
artist, groaner, donor, figure, moaner, owner, quitter, paper-maker, fascinator, writer, guitarist, songsmith and 22 more...
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who I am
traveller, solitary, imaginative, pensive, habitual, nostalgic, introspective, reticent, bashful, introverted, musical, obsessive and 9 more...
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zero
a, strem, menatal, bollocks, arse, och, aye, shutup, orange, black, grey, gold and 46 more...
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who we were
dilettante, wanderer, violinist, dreamer, flautist, traveller
Tweets
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