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dreamer

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹimɚ/

The English word “dreamer” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who dreams.
  2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
  3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
  4. A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

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”).

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