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DREAMER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is dreaming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dreamer" is a kind of...):

sleeper; slumberer (a rester who is sleeping)

Derivation:

dream (experience while sleeping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who escapes into a world of fantasy

Synonyms:

dreamer; escapist; wishful thinker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dreamer" is a kind of...):

daydreamer; woolgatherer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)

Derivation:

dream (have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

Synonyms:

dreamer; idealist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dreamer" is a kind of...):

visionary (a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dreamer"):

Don Quixote (any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero))

romantic (a soulful or amorous idealist)

Derivation:

dream (have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy)

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