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Recent Examples of dreamboat The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for dreamboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
  • This week's installment features weird dolls, presidential decrees and even a sports question!
    Holly J. Morris, NPR, 20 June 2025
  • Jones argued that the manager knew about her disabilities before the June 2024 incident and her fear of dolls, the complaint read.
    David Chiu, People.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Charlie started the week as the loneliest hottie in Fiji.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
  • Try five dumb hotties, which is at least three too many.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Usually that show would have the babe of the week, whatever hot girl that Charlie [Sheen] was dating.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
  • She’s heard conservative male speakers at events use the term boss babe pejoratively.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Hosted by luxury natural hair brand Camille Rose (Black owned, by the way) and sponsored by Wells Fargo, the festival has become a go-to celebration of Black beauty, creativity and community.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 June 2025
  • Victoria, meanwhile, turned her Spice Girls superstardom into a thriving fashion and beauty label, Victoria Beckham Holdings Limited.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
  • Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 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
  • Someone at the after-party better ask this cutie out!
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • 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

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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