Don Quixote

noun

Don Qui·​xote ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē 

ˌdäŋ-;

chiefly British dän-ˈkwik-sət

: an impractical idealist

Synonyms of Don Quixote

• dreamer
• romantic

Examples of Don Quixote in a Sentence

a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the existing 22 murals could be removed as part of the changes, potentially including the mural depicting Don Quixote. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Other movie ghosts, Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote or Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind, eventually surfaced – in forms no one quite expected. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

The Bruno Mars and Don Quixote collaboration is a good example. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026

In addition to his screen roles, Cypher, according to his obituary, appeared in 12 Broadway productions, playing such characters as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and Juan Perón in Evita. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Don Quixote

• coyote
• brodie
• dhoti
• doty
• roti
• throaty