dreamboat

noun

dream·​boat ˈdrēm-ˌbōt How to pronounce dreamboat (audio)
Synonyms of dreamboatnext
slang
: one that is highly desirable
especially : a very attractive person

Examples of dreamboat in a Sentence

an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats
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And Matthew is such a dreamboat of a partner. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Their Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards in Virginia is a dreamboat. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 The path to Bieber’s first No. 1 on the Hot 100 was cleared by a better, more interesting song that reframed him as a dreamboat experimentalist. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 He’s pivoted from Pride & Prejudice dreamboat to TV’s most nuanced portrayer of ambitious little weasels, in Succession and then Death by Lightning. Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dreamboat

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreamboat was in 1941

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamboat. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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