Dreamer
/ˈdriː.mər/noun
A person who experiences dreams or who is actively engaged in imaginative thought.
Did you know?The word 'dream' is linked to ancient beliefs where dreams were seen as messages from the divine or the spirit world, guiding one's destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*drem-
“to move, to run, to flow”
Old English
Old English
drēam
“a joyful or pleasurable event, an ecstatic state”
Middle English
Middle English
dreme
“an event occurring in sleep, a vision or fantasy”
Early Modern English
Early Modern English
dreamer
“a person who dreams or imagines, often with a connotation of idealism”