dreamer
/ˈdɹimɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.28 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who dreams.
noun
Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
noun
A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
noun
Alternative letter-case form of DREAMer.
Example Sentences
- "You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one."
- "Eighties witches were not the patchouli-dipped, lovebead-wearing, back-to-the-earth dreamers of the seventies."
- "DREAMers had established a public identity, possessed distinctive interests and solidarities, and articulated their interests with a powerful and compelling voice."
- "The stakes for Hortencia and other Dreamers are high. […] If President Trump will not protect Dreamers, Congress must immediately pass the bipartisan DREAM Act and provide permanent protection for these young Americans."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɹimɚ/
- British English: /ˈdɹiːmə/
Usage
- American usage