Word Meanings - DREAMER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. One who dreams. 2. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.

Related words: (words related to DREAMER)

• VISIONARY
  1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions. The visionary hour When musing midnight reigns. Thomson. 2. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given
• ANTICIPATIVE
  Anticipating, or containing anticipation. "Anticipative of the feast to come." Cary. -- An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly, adv.
• DREAMER
  1. One who dreams. 2. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.
• POLITICALLY
  1. In a political manner. 2. Politicly; artfully. Knolles.
• ANTICIPATORY
  Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen. Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. J. C. Shairp.
• POLITICALISM
  Zeal or party spirit in politics.
• ANTICIPATOR
  One who anticipates.
• ANTICIPATE
  1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action. To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. R. Hall. He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not
• POLITICAL
  1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. "A political government." Evelyn. 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. "The political state
• ANTICIPATION
  The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord. Syn. -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.
• METROPOLITICAL
  Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. Bp. Hall.
• DIVISIONARY
  Divisional.
• IMPOLITICAL
  Impolitic. -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly, adv. Bacon.
• PROVISIONARY
  Provisional. Burke.
• COSMOPOLITICAL
  Having the character of a cosmopolite. Hackluyt.
• REVISIONAL; REVISIONARY
  Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.
• DAYDREAMER
  One given to draydreams.
• JOHNADREAMS
  A dreamy, idle fellow. Shak.