| 释义 |
dream·er
\ˈdrēmə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dremere, from dremen to dream + -ere -er
1. : one that dreams: as
a. : one who has ideas or images in the mind while asleep
< the dreamer apparently moves about at will in the past, as in the present — Weston La Barre >
b. : one that engages in daydreaming or idle reverie : one that builds castles in the air
< dreamers who yearned for things that are not … or things that have been — Norman Douglas >
c. : one that conceives and usually attempts to achieve a major objective (as of social change or scientific or geographic discovery) that is regarded by most of his contemporaries as impracticable or fanciful
< the great dreamers, seers, and visionaries of history >
2. usually capitalized : an adherent of a No. American Indian religious sect originated by the Wanapûm chief Smohalla about 1850-60 and extending to many of the Oregon, Washington, and Idaho tribes
3. : one who claims to select lucky policy-game numbers or horse-race tips by occult means and sells them to bettors |