noun

dreamer

dreamer, visionary, idealist

He is a dreamer with big ideas.

He is a dreamer with big ideas.

Don't be such a dreamer, be realistic.

Don't be such a dreamer, be realistic.

a dreamer a person who dreams or is given to dreaming John Lennon was a famous dreamer.

Synonyms: idealist, visionary; Antonyms: realist, pragmatist

From the verb 'dream' plus the suffix '-er', which denotes a person who performs an action.

The suffix '-er' often means 'a person who does something' (e.g., teacher, writer). A 'dreamer' is a person who 'dreams'.

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