dreamer
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɹimɚ/, [d͡ʒɹimɚ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɹiːmə/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)
Noun
dreamer (plural dreamers)
- One who dreams.
- Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 858: Parameter 2 is not used by this template.
- Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
- swallow-wing puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Related terms
Translations
one who dreams
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someone whose beliefs are far from realistic
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fish of the family Oneirodidae
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swallow-wing puffbird
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Further reading
- “dreamer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “dreamer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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- en:Anglerfish
- en:Piciforms