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Definition: Dreamer |
DreamerNoun1. Someone who is dreaming. 2. Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations. 3. A person who escapes into a world of fantasy. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dreamer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biographical Satire | DREAMER, T. H. E., castle builder. Lived long ago, and intended doing something to-day. Spent much time thinking about the best girl in the world. A great friend of Procrastinator. Went through life waiting for to-morrow. Several men, however, with the same name, have awakened and given their dreams to the world (see Columbus, etc., and Lady Macbeth). Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Dreamer The Immortal Dreamer. John Bunyan (1628-1688). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: DreamerSynonyms: escapist (n), idealist (n), wishful thinker (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Imagination | Idealist, romanticist, visionary; mopus; romancer, dreamer; somnambulist; rhapsodist; (fanatic); castle-buildier, fanciful projector. |
Madman | Dreamer; rhapsodist, seer, highflier, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico; exalte; knight errant, Don Quixote. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dreamer |
| English words defined with "dreamer": Musard. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dreamer": Academy, Accepted, Adultery, Affrighted, Affront, Ague, Air, Ale-house, Ammonia, Apples, Ashes, Assassin ♦ Back, Banishment, Barley-field, Bats, Bed-chamber, Billiards, Birds, Blood, Boat, Bread, Buttermilk ♦ Cakes, Canoe, Clover, Comedy, Corkscrew, Corner, Corpse, Corpulence, Coxcomb, Cross-bones, Crown ♦ Dahlia, Deed, Delight, Dirt ♦ Fables, Failure, Field, Fire, Flying, Fruit ♦ Grave, Guitar ♦ Horoscope, Horse ♦ Industry, Ivory ♦ Jewels ♦ Knife ♦ Labor, Laughing, Loaves, Lucky ♦ Madness, Magpie, Money ♦ Nightmare, Nose ♦ Panther, Parsley, Priest ♦ Refrigerator, Rocking-chair ♦ Seal ♦ Teeth. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. (Uncle Buck; writing credit: John Hughes.) Hey I'm not the dreamer! I'm the dreamee! (Happy Days; writing credit: Lane Sarasohn; Ken Shapiro) | |
Lyrics | Sweet leaf dreamer you been smoking up the ganja (Just Push Play; performing artist: Aerosmith) I'm a lonely dreamer on a highway in the skies (My Maria; performing artist: BROOKS & DUNN) You know I've always been a dreamer (Take It To The Limit; performing artist: EAGLES) Are you gonna be a dreamer who sleeps (Burn; performing artist: Jo Dee Messina) You may say I'm a dreamer ("Imagine"; performing artist: John Lennon) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch (1972) Dante Dreamer (1958) The Dreamer (1948) Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990) American Dreamer (1990) | |
Song Titles | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (performing artist: Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Beautiful dreamer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Oscar Wilde | Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer. |
| The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action. | |
| A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I am a great dreamer. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Hence, it is that in these by no means inviting spots which are always termed (r)gloomy , the dreamer selects his apparently aimless walks. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Dreamer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.78% of the time. "Dreamer" is used about 90 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.78% | 88 | 35,154 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.22% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 90 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "dreamer". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Nehelamite | N/A | Biblical | Dreamer |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expression using "dreamer": day dreamer. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "dreamer": dreamer-father. | |
Ending with "dreamer": day-dreamer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dreamer | 478 | doer dreamer | 17 |
teen dreamer | 222 | sue dreamer | 17 |
azn dreamer | 127 | versace dreamer | 16 |
dreamer radical | 103 | dreamer design jogging stroller | 16 |
dreamer design | 81 | dreamer ozzy | 15 |
oriah mountain dreamer | 68 | dreamer lyrics ozzy | 15 |
dreamer candle | 61 | beautiful dreamer lyrics | 15 |
dreamer radical rom | 54 | azn dreamer picture | 14 |
azn dreamer lyrics | 50 | asian dreamer | 14 |
dreamer rpg | 48 | freddie the dreamer | 13 |
tommy dreamer | 41 | dreamer ozbourne ozzy | 12 |
x dreamer | 41 | dreamer radical rom snes | 12 |
america beautiful dreamer | 38 | dreamer tab | 11 |
dreamer lyrics | 33 | little dreamer | 11 |
beautiful dreamer | 29 | doer dreamer nova scotia | 11 |
dictionary dreamer | 26 | moon dreamer | 11 |
dreamer design stroller | 23 | dreamer osbourne ozzy | 10 |
american dreamer | 20 | case computer dreamer x | 10 |
case dreamer x | 18 | dreamer somedays | 10 |
dreamer lyrics osbourne ozzy | 17 | nova dreamer | 10 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "dreamer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | njeri ëndërrimtar, ëndërrues (air-monger, castle builder, daydreamer, fanciful, faraway). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حالم (dreamt, dreamy, faraway, moonstruck, starry eyed, visionary), سابح في الخيال, العائش في الخيال. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фантазьор (air-monger, castle builder, daydreamer, fantast, visionary), мечтател (daydreamer, visionary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | snílek (escapist, visionary), romantik (romantic), fantasta, blouznivec. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dromer (day-dreamer, muser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | revulo (day-dreamer, muser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | haihattelija (utopian), haaveilija. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | rêveur (dreamy), irréaliste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | träumer (daydreamer, daydreamers, dreamers, muser, visionary), phantast (romancer, visionary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ονειροπόλοσ (daydreamer, musing, star gazer, stargazer, visionary), ονειροπαρμένοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חולמ י (dreamy, sleepyhead), חולם, "וז" (visionary), בעל חלומות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | álmodozó (daydreamer, dreamy, fantast, moping, musing, notional, to be in the clouds), ábrándozó (moony). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengelamun (daydreamer), pemimpi, pelamun (dawdler). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sognatore (daydreamers, fancier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ドラ息子 (being pegged to the dollar, Dolby, Dolby surround, dolce, dolcissimo, Doline, doll, dollar, dollar clause, dollar peg, dollar shift, dollar shock, dollar shop, dollar usance, dolly, dolman sleeve, dolmen, dolphin kick, doria, Dorian, Dortmund, dream, dreaming, dreamy, dribble, drifter, drill, drink, drip coffee, driven, durian, lazy son, profligate son), 夢想家 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ドリーマー , むそうか. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 공상가 (Visionaries, Visionary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ashleyder (daydreamer, revealer, visionary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eamerdray visionário (air-monger, castle-builder, doctrinaire, doctrinarian, fey, notional, star-gazer, transcendental, viewy, visional, visionary), sonhador (abstracted, castle-builder, day-dreamer, dreamlike, dreamy, moony, star-gazer), idealista (castle-builder, idealist, idealistic, transcendental). (various references) vizionar (visionary), visãtor (air-monger, brooding, castle builder, day dreamer, lotus eater, moony, notional, pensive, starry eyed, thoughtful, visionary, wistful, wool gathering), fantast (visionary). (various references) мечтатель (daydreamer, day-dreamer, fancier, illusionist, knight errant, stargazer). (various references) sanjar (daydreamer, lotus eater), sanjalica (daydreamer), maštar (notionalist, romancer), maštalac (notionalist, romancer). (various references) visionario (visionary), visionaria, soñador (day dreamer, day-dreaming, dispenser, dormouse, dreamy), pensador (notionalist, thinker), iluso, fantaseador (air-monger). (various references) drömmare (illusionist, visionary), svärmare (enthusiast, hawk moth, petard, squib, zealot). (various references) นักฝัน. (various references) hayalperest (day dreamer, dreamy, escapist, fanciful, illusionist, imaginative, notional, quixotic, stargazer, vaporous, visionary). (various references) фантазер (air-monger, castle builder, crotcheteer, day dreamer, fancier, notionist, romancer, visionary), мрійник (castle builder, day dreamer, fancier, idealist, illusionist, stargazer, visionary). (various references) người mơ tưởng hão huyền, người mơ mộng vẩn vơ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eipan de ekastoV proV ton adelfon autou idou o enupniasthV ekeinoV ercetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et mutuo loquebantur ecce somniator venit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And arysynge, she yede a wey; and the abite doon doun that she toke, she is clothid with the clothis of widewhod. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And sayde one to another Beholde this dreamer cometh |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 19 |
| Cebuano | Ug nanag-ingon ang usa ug usa kanila: Ania karon, nagapadulong nganhi kining hinamgo. |
| Chinese | 彼 此 說 、 看 、 那 作 夢 的 來 了 。 |
| Croatian | I jedan drugom reèe: "Eno stiže onaj sanjar! |
| Danish | og sagde til hverandre: "Se, der kommer den Drømmemester! |
| Dutch | En zij zeiden de een tot den ander: Ziet, daar komt die meesterdromer aan! |
| Finnish | He sanoivat toisillensa: "Katso, tuolla tulee se unennäkijä! |
| French | Ils se dirent l`un l`autre: Voici le faiseur de songes qui arrive. |
| German | und sprachen untereinander: Seht, der Träumer kommt daher. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kata mereka seorang kepada yang lain, "Lihat, si tukang mimpi itu datang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata mereka itu seorang kepada seorang: Tengoklah, tukang mimpi itu datang. |
| Italian | Si dissero l'un l'altro: «Ecco, il sognatore arriva! |
| Korean | 서 로 이 르 되 ` 꿈 꾸 " 자 가 오 " 도 다 |
| Maori | A ka mea ratou tetahi ki tetahi, Nana, ko te moemoea tenei te haere mai nai. |
| Norwegian | De sa sig imellem: Se, der kommer denne drømmeren! |
| Portuguese | dizendo uns aos outros: Eis que lá vem o sonhador! |
| Rumanian | Ei au zis unul cqtre altul: ,,Iatq cq vine fquritorul de visuri! |
| Spanish | Se dijeron el uno al otro: --¡Ahí viene el de los sueños! |
| Swedish | De sade till varandra: "Se, där kommer drömmaren. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dreamer": dreamers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "dreamer": daydreamer. (additional references) | |
Words containing "dreamer": daydreamers. (additional references) | |
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"Dreamer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: breamer, deame, Deamer, Dearmer, demear, derime, Dermer, Derramore, Djemaa, Draeger, draner, dreaker, dreame, dreames, dreema, Dreimne, Dreiser, Droemer, Kreimer, Trehame. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dreamer" (pronounced drē"mer) |
| 4 | -r ē" m er | Creamer, reamer, screamer, streamer. |
| 3 | -ē" m er | femur, lemur, schemer, steamer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rearmed, redream. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-m-r-r" | |
-1 letter: dearer, marred, reader, reamed, reamer, reared, redear, remade, reread. | |
-2 letters: adeem, ameer, armed, armer, darer, derma, dream, drear, eared, edema, erred, madre, merde, merer, ramee, rared, rearm. | |
-3 letters: dame, dare, dear, deem, deer, deme, dere, derm, dram, dree, made, mare, mead, meed, mere, rare, read, ream, rear, rede, reed. | |
-4 letters: are, arm, dam, dee. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-m-r-r" | |
+1 letter: demerara, dreamers, dreamier, embarred, prearmed, redreams, redreamt, reframed, remarked, rewarmed. | |
+2 letters: aerodrome, demeraras, demurrage, earmarked, forearmed, germander, madrepore, maunderer, prewarmed, redreamed, remainder, remarried. | |
+3 letters: aerodromes, daydreamer, demurrages, dressmaker, drumbeater, gendarmery, germanders, madrepores, maunderers, mercurated, misaverred, overwarmed, promenader, radiometer, reaffirmed, redreaming, reembarked, rehammered, remainders, remarketed, remastered, remeasured, rhabdomere, unremarked. | |
+4 letters: camaraderie, comraderies, daydreamers, demographer, demoralizer, deprogramed, descrambler, dressmakers, dromedaries, drumbeaters, embarcadero, embarrassed, gendarmerie, gerrymander, gradiometer, hemorrhaged, madreporite, masquerader, microreader, overcrammed, premeasured, promenaders, radiometers, reformatted, remaindered, remortgaged, remunerated, reprimanded, reprogramed, rhabdomeres, scleroderma, terraformed, trademarked, unearmarked, warmhearted, watermarked. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 72 65 61 6D 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .-. . .- -- . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01110010 01100101 01100001 01101101 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D r e a m e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0072 0065 0061 006D 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38847167797184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Derived from 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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