dreamer

Meaning

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)

Synonyms

visionary

daydreamer

stargazer

romancer

wishful thinker

escapist

idealist

romantic

sentimentalist

sleeper

day-dreamer

knight errant

castle-builder

air-monger

fantasist

illusionist

lotus-eater

make-believe

morphine

musing

Translations

Träumer

sognatore

soñador

sonhador

ονειροπόλος

mijmeraar

rêveur

dromer

Träumerin

iluso

songeur

rêveuse

somniador

Morphin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹimɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dremer

Cognate with Western Frisian: dreamer

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Dröömer

Cognate with Dutch: dromer

Cognate with German: Träumer

Cognate with Danish: drømmer

Cognate with Swedish: drömmare

In summary

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”).