variants
or less commonly dreamer
or DREAMer
plural Dreamers also dreamers or DREAMers
: a person living in the United States without legal status who arrived as the child of someone who did not have the documentation required for legal entry or residence
In U.S. medical schools, there are currently 99 Dreamers enrolled, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.—
Todd Ackerman
Todd AckermanThe program—Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—protects about 700,000 people, known as dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families that overstayed visas.—Mark Sherman
Mark ShermanBipartisan support exists for some form of legal protection for DREAMers, but fights over who should be protected, to what level and what should be included in the overall deal has forced Congress to a standstill.—Eliza Collins
Eliza CollinsSynonyms
Examples of dreamer in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I am a realist, but my sister is a dreamer.
Some dreamers talk in their sleep to the people in their dreams.
Recent Examples on the WebTodd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Gosling had expressed some shock that Kimmel had even heard of Frankenstein and Me, a family comedy about a teenage dreamer obsessed with the Universal Studios monsters of a bygone era.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
There’s no single explanation for the glorious profusion of singers who’ve grown up here or gravitated to the region, though it’s been a magnet for ambitious dreamers, seekers, misfits and the creatively inclined since the discovery of gold.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Just as foreign countries have imposed their desires on Korea, so too has Park tucked different dreamers into this sprawling bed of a novel.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
The film, heavy with philosophical musings, stars Harvey Keitel as Auggie, the proprietor of a Park Slope tobacco shop that is a locus for a colorful assortment of neighborhood dreamers and eccentrics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
As the young dreamer Ponyboy, Grant delivers a star-making performance in his Broadway debut.
—EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Pisces: Pisces are dreamers who have a compassionate, tender, and empathetic approach to matters.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Darling excelled in playing characters who were big dreamers—and whose retreat into fantasy was, like her own, a form of self-preservation.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
Eventually, they were bound to find themselves in a city whose primary industry is known for creating dreamers.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Gosling had expressed some shock that Kimmel had even heard of Frankenstein and Me, a family comedy about a teenage dreamer obsessed with the Universal Studios monsters of a bygone era.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
There’s no single explanation for the glorious profusion of singers who’ve grown up here or gravitated to the region, though it’s been a magnet for ambitious dreamers, seekers, misfits and the creatively inclined since the discovery of gold.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Just as foreign countries have imposed their desires on Korea, so too has Park tucked different dreamers into this sprawling bed of a novel.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
The film, heavy with philosophical musings, stars Harvey Keitel as Auggie, the proprietor of a Park Slope tobacco shop that is a locus for a colorful assortment of neighborhood dreamers and eccentrics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
As the young dreamer Ponyboy, Grant delivers a star-making performance in his Broadway debut.
—EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Pisces: Pisces are dreamers who have a compassionate, tender, and empathetic approach to matters.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Darling excelled in playing characters who were big dreamers—and whose retreat into fantasy was, like her own, a form of self-preservation.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Dreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamer. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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