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单词 dreamers
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dreamer

1 of 2

noun (1)

dream·​er ˈdrē-mər How to pronounce dreamer (audio)
1
: one that dreams
2
a
: one who lives in a world of fancy and imagination
b
: one who has ideas or conceives projects regarded as impractical : visionary

Dreamer

2 of 2

noun (2)

Dream·​er ˈdrē-mər How to pronounce Dreamer (audio)
variants or less commonly dreamer or DREAMer
plural Dreamers also dreamers or DREAMers
: a person living in the United States without legal status who arrived as the child of someone who did not have the documentation required for legal entry or residence
In U.S. medical schools, there are currently 99 Dreamers enrolled, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Todd Ackerman
The program—Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—protects about 700,000 people, known as dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families that overstayed visas. Mark Sherman
Bipartisan support exists for some form of legal protection for DREAMers, but fights over who should be protected, to what level and what should be included in the overall deal has forced Congress to a standstill. Eliza Collins

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • Don Quixote
  • fantast
  • idealist
  • idealizer
  • ideologue
  • idealogue
  • romantic
  • romanticist
  • utopian
  • visionary
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Example Sentences

Noun (1) I am a realist, but my sister is a dreamer. Some dreamers talk in their sleep to the people in their dreams.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
To always love being a proud Black woman, a parent, a dreamer. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022 The dreamer has made sure everybody knows his dream. Werner Trieschmann, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022 The dreamer was Shai Agassi, who founded Better Place in 2009. Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 Clifford is in the know, drawn to the bifurcation—Lil Murda, the industry finesser, and LaMarcus, the fragile dreamer. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilot and congenital dreamer. David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 Phillipa Soo’s Cinderella is a gentle-souled, indecisive dreamer — and a pratfalling klutz with a sharp but guileless sense of humor. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 July 2022 Oseary is quick to point out that Neumann is the opposite of your typical capital-seeking Silicon Valley dreamer. Shirley Halperin, Variety, 28 July 2022 Renovated for the modern home buyer, this luxury house will dazzle any interior design day dreamer. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 2 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate as S.1291 in 2001 but not passed) + -er entry 2, with play on dreamer

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

2004, in the meaning defined above

dreamers

noun

plural of dreamer
as in romantics
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world a dreamer who believes that war doesn't have to be part of the human condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • romantics
  • idealizers
  • idealists
  • utopians
  • romanticists
  • visionaries
  • optimists
  • theorists
  • daydreamers
  • ideologues
  • reformers
  • idealogues
  • fantasts
  • sentimentalists
  • emotionalists
  • Don Quixotes
  • perfectionists
  • thinkers
  • fantasizers
  • Pollyannas
  • do-gooders
  • woolgatherers
  • doctrinaires
  • Micawbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • realists
  • pragmatists
  • cynics
  • pessimists
  • defeatists
  • empiricists
  • hardnoses
  • empirics
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