dreamer

Meaning

Noun

• One who dreams.
• Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
• Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae (family).
• swallow-wing puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa (species))

Origin

• From Middle English dremer, dremere, dremare, equivalent to dream + -er. Cognate with West Frisian dreamer, Saterland Frisian Dröömer, Dutch dromer, German Träumer, Danish drømmer, Swedish drömmare.