dream catcher

noun

: a circular framed net with a hole in the center that is used by some American Indian peoples to help block bad dreams and catch good ones

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Craft workshops, like making a dream catcher or a medicine bag, are a more hands-on experience. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024 Her cousin was cleaning her house; laundry sat folded on the bed, a dream catcher floated on the wall by the staircase landing. Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2023 In 2011, Demi added the feathers to the design, and in 2016, tattoo artist Bang Bang completed the tat by placing the words inside a dream catcher. Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2023 And her dream catcher came along for the ride. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for dream catcher

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dream catcher was in 1976

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“Dream catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20catcher. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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