dreamer
pronunciation
How to pronounce dreamer in British English:
UK [ˈdri:mə(r)]
How to pronounce dreamer in American English:
US [ˈdrimɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who is dreaming
- someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
- a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Word Origin
- dreamer (n.)
- c. 1300, "one who dreams," agent noun from dream (v.). Meaning "idler, daydreamer" emerged by 1530s. Old English dreamere meant "musician."
Example
- 1. But he was only half a dreamer .
- 2. Obama 's mother was a dreamer .
- 3. A pisces man or woman is an intensely creative dreamer and loves the world of make-believe .
- 4. The angels know that too many practical men eat their bread with the sweat of the dreamer 's brow .
- 5. Davies : you 'll need people with real research skills , not a dreamer using up the resources .