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  • noun A person who explores dream worlds, usually associated with lucid dreaming.

Etymologies

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From oneiro- + -naut.

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Examples

  • It's not going to work, oneironaut, because that bill had about as much to do with rape as the show "Charlie's Angels" had to do with law enforcement.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • It's not going to work, oneironaut, because that bill had about as much to do with rape as the show "Charlie's Angels" had to do with law enforcement.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • It's not going to work, oneironaut, because that bill had about as much to do with rape as the show "Charlie's Angels" had to do with law enforcement.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • It's not going to work, oneironaut, because that bill had about as much to do with rape as the show "Charlie's Angels" had to do with law enforcement.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • It's not going to work, oneironaut, because that bill had about as much to do with rape as the show "Charlie's Angels" had to do with law enforcement.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • I don't know oneironaut, I remember back in school my psychology teacher told me morons were the happiest people on earth.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • I don't know oneironaut, I remember back in school my psychology teacher told me morons were the happiest people on earth.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

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  • A term sometimes used for those who explore the world of dreams. For example, dream researcher Stephen LaBerge uses the term.

    May 13, 2008