Dreamer Meaning
/ˈdɹimɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who dreams.
nounSomeone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
Sentence Examples
He is no more than a dreamer.
He is nothing more than a dreamer.
The real dreamer is he who dreams of the impossible.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
As a ____, she often imagines impossible adventures while awake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is no more than a ____.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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, “Imagine”:
"Eighties witches were not the patchouli-dipped, lovebead-wearing, back-to-the-earth dreamers of the seventies."
— 2015, Jennifer Crusie, Leah Wilson, Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters And the Power of Three, →ISBN:
"DREAMers had established a public identity, possessed distinctive interests and solidarities, and articulated their interests with a powerful and compelling voice."
— 2013, Walter J. Nicholls, The DREAMers: How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate, Stanford University Press, →ISBN:
"The stakes for Hortencia and other Dreamers are high. […] If President Trump will not protect Dreamers, Congress must immediately pass the bipartisan DREAM Act and provide permanent protection for these young Americans."
— 2017 August 24, Jay Inslee, “American dreams of young people will be cruelly ripped away”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
As a ____, she often imagines impossible adventures while awake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is no more than a ____.