dreamer

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”).

noun

  1. One who dreams.
  2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
    You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one. 1971, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “Imagine”
  3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
  4. swallow-wing puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

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