woolgatherer

noun

as in fantasizer

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  1. Don Quixote
  2. daydreamer
  3. sentimentalist
Noun
  • In addition to his screen roles, Cypher, according to his obituary, appeared in 12 Broadway productions, playing such characters as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and Juan Perón in Evita.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century epic about a deluded knight, is frequently called the first modern novel.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of Don Quixote
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  • John Beltran is Detroit techno’s foremost daydreamer.
    — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of daydreamer
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  • That appeals to the sentimentalist in me.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of sentimentalist
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