dreamer

Meanings

Plural: dreamers

Noun

someone who is dreaming
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
One who dreams.
Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

escapist, idealist, wishful thinker

Scrabble Score: 10

dreamer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dreamer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dreamer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

dreamer is a valid Words With Friends word