Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who escapes into a world of fantasy: A "dreamer" is someone who often indulges in daydreams or imaginative thoughts, sometimes to the point of neglecting practical reality.
   • Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations: A "dreamer" is a person whose actions and goals are primarily motivated by high ideals, hopes, or visions for the future, rather than by immediate, practical concerns.
   • Someone who is dreaming: In a literal sense, a "dreamer" is a person who is currently experiencing a dream while asleep.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He was always a dreamer, imagining fantastic adventures while sitting in class. (He often escaped into a fantasy world.)
  • The inventor was considered a dreamer by his peers, but his ideas eventually changed the world. (He was guided by ideals more than practicality.)
  • The dreamer mumbled in her sleep, lost in a vivid dream. (She was a person who was dreaming.)

Advanced Usage

• "A hopeless dreamer": This phrase emphasizes that someone's dreams or ideals are considered completely unrealistic or unattainable by others.
  • They called him a hopeless dreamer for believing he could become an astronaut.
• "A visionary dreamer": This phrase describes a dreamer whose ideas, though perhaps initially seeming impractical, have the potential to lead to significant innovation or change.
  • She was a visionary dreamer whose sketches laid the foundation for modern architecture.

Variants and Related Words

• Dream (n/v): The series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; or to experience such thoughts. This is the base word.
  • I had a strange dream last night.
• Dreamy (adj): Having a quality reminiscent of dreams; vague, soothing, or impractical.
  • She had a dreamy look in her eyes.
• Daydreamer (n): A person who indulges in idle, wishful thinking or fantasy while awake. (This is a compound word listed separately as a variant).
  • As a chronic daydreamer, he often missed important details in meetings.

Synonyms

• Visionary: A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
• Idealist: A person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
• Fantast: A person who indulges in fantastic or visionary ideas.

Antonyms

• Realist: A person who accepts and deals with situations as they really are, rather than as they might wish them to be.
• Pragmatist: A person who is practical and focused on achieving results.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "A dreamer of dreams": A poetic way to describe someone who frequently has grand or imaginative visions.
  • The poet was a dreamer of dreams, capturing the beauty of the impossible in her verses.
• "In the world of a dreamer": Used to describe a state of being disconnected from practical reality and absorbed in one's own thoughts or fantasies.
  • You can't reason with him when he's in the world of a dreamer.

Noun

1. a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
3. someone who is dreaming