romanticist

noun

as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world those romanticists who seem to be perpetually surprised by mean or criminal behavior

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  1. dreamer
  2. romantic
Noun
  • According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of dreamer
Noun
  • Starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, the rom-com follows two hopeless romantics who spark a connection on the one night of the year singles are legally allowed to have sex.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Relative obscurity followed and, whatever success Baldini subsequently earned — such as promotion to Serie B with Pescara in 2024 — came as a kind of anti-establishment figure and diehard football romantic.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of romantic
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“Romanticist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticist. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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