dreamer

noun (1)

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dream·er | \ ˈdrē-mər

Definition of dreamer

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : one that dreams

2a : one who lives in a world of fancy and imagination

b : one who has ideas or conceives projects regarded as impractical : visionary

Dreamer

noun (2)

Dream·er | \ ˈdrē-mər

variants: or less commonly dreamer or DREAMer

plural Dreamers also dreamers or DREAMers

Definition of Dreamer (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person living in the United States without legal status who arrived as the child of someone who did not have the documentation required for legal entry or residence In U.S. medical schools, there are currently 99 Dreamers enrolled, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.— Todd Ackerman The program—Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—protects about 700,000 people, known as dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families that overstayed visas.— Mark Sherman Bipartisan support exists for some form of legal protection for DREAMers, but fights over who should be protected, to what level and what should be included in the overall deal has forced Congress to a standstill.— Eliza Collins

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Examples of dreamer in a Sentence

Noun (1) I am a realist, but my sister is a dreamer. Some dreamers talk in their sleep to the people in their dreams.

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