dreamer

/ˈdriːmər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who has, or is given to having, vivid mental images or fantasies, especially while asleep.

“She was a dreamer who always imagined a better life.”

2. noun

A person who is a visionary or idealist, often with a grand or unrealistic scheme.

“He was a dreamer who wanted to change the world with his new technology.”

3. adjective

Having or characterized by vivid mental images or fantasies, especially while asleep.

“The dreamer’s painting was filled with surreal and fantastical images.”

4. verb

To imagine or conceive something as possible or desirable.

“She dreams of traveling around the world someday.”

Synonyms

  • fantasizer
  • idealist
  • imagination
  • visionary

Antonyms

  • pragmatist
  • realist
  • skeptic