ˈdrēmə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dremere, from dremen to dream + -ere -er
1. : one that dreams: as
a. : one who has ideas or images in the mind while asleep
the dreamer apparently moves about at will in the past, as in the present — Weston La Barre
b. : one that engages in daydreaming or idle reverie : one that builds castles in the air
dreamers who yearned for things that are not … or things that have been — Norman Douglas
c. : one that conceives and usually attempts to achieve a major objective (as of social change or scientific or geographic discovery) that is regarded by most of his contemporaries as impracticable or fanciful
the great dreamers, seers, and visionaries of history
2. usually capitalized : an adherent of a No. American Indian religious sect originated by the Wanapûm chief Smohalla about 1850-60 and extending to many of the Oregon, Washington, and Idaho tribes
3. : one who claims to select lucky policy-game numbers or horse-race tips by occult means and sells them to bettors