n. Function: noun
one whose conduct is guided more by ideals than practicalities FF1C; a dreamer proposing glorious plans impossible to make work FF1E;
Synonyms: castle-builder, idealist, ideologue, utopian, visionary
Related Words: daydreamer, illusionist, lotus-eater, wishful thinker; Don Quixote; theorist
Contrasted Words: pragmatist, realist; Babbitt, Philistine; pedant