daydreamer
- noun
- /ˈdeɪˌdriːmər/
- He often sits by the window, lost in thought like a true daydreamer.
Often sea level students, they're daydreamers.
- Often sea level students, they're daydreamers.
- I think, I think that was always maybe a joke or a thought that maybe I could become a professional daydreamer and things like that.
Examples
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I've always been a daydreamer, even when I was little.
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I think, I think that was always maybe a joke or a thought that maybe I could become a professional daydreamer and things like that.
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You are a reader and a daydreamer.
Blog text (11) -
I guess I've always been a bit of a daydreamer.
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I've always been a daydreamer.
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I have always been a searcher for answers, though my folks would say I was merely a daydreamer.
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This twin is meant to fulfill many of the daydreamer's longings.
Academic text (2008) -
You're a daydreamer.
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He was a daydreamer.
Fiction book (1998) -
You'd be welcomed by Cielo, a passionate gardener, nature lover, nest maker, maker of dreams, and a daydreamer who knows how to transform the common days into thanksgivings.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
A person who imagines new things and cares more about ideas than practical plans
A person who has ideas that are not realistic and will not work
A person who often imagines things that are not real or likely
A person who believes what they want rather than what the facts show
A person who spends too much time thinking about their own feelings and ignores other people
A person who lets their mind wander and often daydreams
A person who daydreams and seems lost in thought
A person who often loses focus and daydreams
Antonyms
How Distracted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daydreamer is made of the words day and dream, plus -er meaning 'one who'. It gives a simple picture: someone who 'dreams' during the day, so a daydreamer often loses attention and thinks about imaginary things while awake.