slang
as in doll
a physically attractive person an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats

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Recent Examples of dreamboat For these past Sexiest Man Alive title holders, that uniform is a movie or TV costume that turns him from everyday hottie into an onscreen dreamboat. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024 James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024 Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High) Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins. EW.com, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for dreamboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
  • In fact, these dolls might be the one thing that’s hotter than a Birkin bag in 2025.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 14 May 2025
  • Just north of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, hidden within the vast, anonymous industrial parks of Valencia, lies the secret lab where the murderous doll M3GAN was born.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.
    Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • In addition to Coachella, the Houston hottie is set to perform at Summerfest in Milwaukee this summer.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • This is not a hottie to underestimate.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Out of the amusement of babes comes a perfect alternative to the current tariffs panic.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Fortunately, more and more brands are catering to busty babes with super supportive and stylish bras that lift and flatter without compromising comfort.
    Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After stepping back from the spotlight, Gary Sinise is letting fans in on his family's private battle with cancer − and finding beauty after tragedy.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • She’s covered the rise of AI beauty tech, including Lash Extensions From an AI Robot: Is This the Future of Beauty?
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Even a glance at the headlines these days will give you an eyeful of negativity.
    Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • Related Story Attendees at Diesel’s show got an eyeful of bum-cleavage as models passed by in the Italian brand’s ultra-low jeans.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • David Hockney is a good looker.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • New battery technology aside, the keyboard is quite a looker.
    Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attending on their second wedding anniversary Lexie Moreland/Getty Images The cuties actually got married on May 6 and attended on the even of their second wedding anniversary.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 6 May 2025
  • Listen to Booster and Yang talk about the difficulty of working alongside their cutie costars in the podcast episode above.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 May 2025

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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