Definition of DREAMER

dreamer

Plural: dreamers

Noun

  • A person who dreams, or one who has unrealistic ideas.
  • someone who is dreaming
  • someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
  • a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
  • One who dreams.
  • Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
  • Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
  • A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

Examples

  • Only a dreamer would expect to draw all the high-value tiles in Words With Friends.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

escapist, idealist, wishful thinker

Scrabble Score: 10

dreamer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dreamer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dreamer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

dreamer: valid Words With Friends Word