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Dreamer
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- 1 One who dreams.
- 2 An undocumented immigrant who is qualified for relief under the DREAM Act. US
"DREAMers had established a public identity, possessed distinctive interests and solidarities, and articulated their interests with a powerful and compelling voice."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of DREAMer. alt-of
"The stakes for Hortencia and other Dreamers are high. […] If President Trump will not protect Dreamers, Congress must immediately pass the bipartisan DREAM Act and provide permanent protection for these young Americans."
- 4 someone who is dreaming wordnet
- 5 Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
"You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one."
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- 6 a person who escapes into a world of fantasy wordnet
- 7 Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
- 8 someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations wordnet
- 9 A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Etymology
From Middle English dremer, dremere, dremare, equivalent to dream + -er. Cognate with West Frisian dreamer (“dreamer”), Saterland Frisian Dröömer (“dreamer”), Dutch dromer (“dreamer”), German Träumer (“dreamer”), Danish drømmer (“dreamer”), Swedish drömmare (“dreamer”).
From the DREAM Act + -er, after dreamer.
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