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dreamer

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dream·​er | \ ˈdrē-mər How to pronounce dreamer (audio) \

Definition of dreamer

1 : one that dreams
2a : one who lives in a world of fancy and imagination
b : one who has ideas or conceives projects regarded as impractical : visionary
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Examples of dreamer in a Sentence

I am a realist, but my sister is a dreamer. Some dreamers talk in their sleep to the people in their dreams.

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 Pop-music history is filled with dreamers who came and went, leaving behind just enough to scramble a latter-day listener’s sense of what was once possible. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "Stephen Cheng Released One Single That Sounded Like Nothing Else. But Who Was He?," 24 Aug. 2019 Rooftop at Pier 17, South Street Seaport Janelle Monáe Pop’s major avatar of digital-age experimentalism and sci-fi fantasy, Monáe has gone from Afrofuturist dreamer to Hollywood star, while holding onto her visionary streak. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Afropunk and 8 Other Outdoor Concerts to Put on the Calendar," 22 Aug. 2019 Shia LaBeouf also finds a solid outlet for his idiosyncratic tastes and intensity, playing a troubled laborer-on-the-run befriended by this steadfast dreamer. — Tom Russo, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Peanut Butter Falcon,’ it’s the WWE or bust," 21 Aug. 2019 Entering the theater, the dark stage suggests a cloaked impressionist painting — an illusion that will spring to surreal life through music and light as a shy young dreamer searches for happiness outside her own imagination. — Patti Restivo, baltimoresun.com, "‘Amélie: A New Musical’ shines at Bowie Playhouse," 16 Aug. 2019 Having gained some 40 pounds for the role, Stallone indeed looks chunky and plays the sleepy, docile Sheriff Freddy Heflin with sluggishness to spare in a largely commendable performance as a half-deaf small-town dreamer. — David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Cop Land': THR's 1997 Review," 15 Aug. 2019 Founded by Derek Barbolla, Cercle now employs a core team of seven, and somehow, these big dreamers pull off stunning streams every Monday night. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "How Party Streaming Platform Cercle Hosts Shows at the Eiffel Tower, a Remote Bolivian Salt Flat & More," 15 July 2019 On the campaign trail, nearly all of the two dozen Democratic presidential candidates have pledged to work with Congress to provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of people in the country illegally — beginning with the dreamers. — Mark Sherman, chicagotribune.com, "Supreme Court to decide on Trump’s effort to end protections for ‘Dreamers’," 28 June 2019 Renewable energy was not just for dreamers who wore sandals. — Russell Gold, WSJ, "Building the Wind Turbines Was Easy. The Hard Part Was Plugging Them In," 22 June 2019

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First Known Use of dreamer

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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English Language Learners Definition of dreamer

disapproving : a person whose ideas and plans are not practical or based in reality
: a person who dreams while sleeping

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