Dreamer
n.hopeful, energeticwarm
What it means
A person who imagines hopeful possibilities, especially beyond current limits.
Reach for it when praising vision while leaving open whether practical action has begun
The young dreamer sketched a car-free square years before funding appeared.
Choose between these
6- playful
imagineer
when playful invention joins imagination and making
not when The branded-sounding coinage is unsuitable for serious recognition.
- everyday
when principles shape hopes more than present constraints
not when Idealist can imply impracticality or moral doctrine rather than imagination.
- professional
futurist
when studying or proposing long-term change is the role
not when Futurist is a field or method, not every hopeful person.
- professional
when original foresight influences others
not when Visionary claims unusual insight that an ordinary dreamer may not possess.
- formal
aspirant
when someone actively seeks a defined role or achievement
not when An aspirant has a target and may possess little imaginative vision.
- literary
when hopeful feeling colors a view of reality
not when Romantic may suggest naivety or love rather than future ambition.
Said against
3- cynic
- realist
- defeatist
It naturally appears in
3- big dreamer
A big dreamer, Luis also kept careful budgets for every proposal.
- young dreamer
The young dreamer filled three notebooks with bridge designs.
- dreamer and doer
She became known as a dreamer and doer who welcomed practical criticism.