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daydreamer

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪdɹiːmə/
  • General-American: /ˈdeɪdɹiːmɚ/
  • General-American: [ˈdeɪdɹiːmɚ]
  • General-American, sometimes: [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːmɚ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːmə(ɹ)
  • General-American: /ˈdeɪdɹimɚ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who daydreams.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who wastes time daydreaming of accomplishments instead of accomplishing things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A fan of British singer-songwriter Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 1988), simply known as Adele.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woolgatherer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum

Narrower terms: lotus-eater, stargazer, escapist, dreamer, wishful thinker

History

Etymology

From daydream + -er.

After Adele's song “Daydreamer” (2008). See more at daydream and daydreamer.

Across languages

Translations

101 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَالِم (ḥālim) — one who daydreams
  • Armenian: երազող (erazoġ) — one who daydreams
  • Armenian: ցնորամոլ (cʻnoramol) — one who daydreams
  • Azerbaijani: xəyalpərəst — one who daydreams
  • Belarusian: мро́йнік (mrójnik) — one who daydreams
  • Belarusian: мро́йніца (mrójnica) — one who daydreams
  • Belarusian: мро́йца (mrójca) — one who daydreams
  • Belarusian: летуце́ннік (ljetucjénnik) — one who daydreams
  • Belarusian: летуце́нніца (ljetucjénnica) — one who daydreams
  • Bulgarian: мечта́тел (mečtátel) — one who daydreams
  • Bulgarian: мечта́телка (mečtátelka) — one who daydreams
  • Catalan: somiador — one who daydreams
  • Catalan: somiatruites — one who daydreams
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空想家 (kōngxiǎngjiā) — one who daydreams
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夢想家 /梦想家 (mèngxiǎngjiā) — one who daydreams
  • Czech: snílek — one who daydreams
  • Czech: blouznivec — one who daydreams
  • Danish: dagdrømmer — one who daydreams
  • Danish: drømmer — one who daydreams
  • Dutch: dagdromer — one who daydreams
  • Dutch: dromer — one who daydreams
  • Estonian: unistaja — one who daydreams
  • Finnish: haaveilija — one who daydreams
  • Finnish: uneksija — one who daydreams
  • Finnish: unelmoija — one who daydreams
  • French: rêveur — one who daydreams
  • French: rêveuse — one who daydreams
  • French: rêvasseur — one who daydreams
  • French: rêvasseuse — one who daydreams
  • French: jongleur — one who daydreams
  • French: jongleuse — one who daydreams
  • Galician: soñador — one who daydreams
  • Galician: soñadora — one who daydreams
  • Georgian: მეოცნებე (meocnebe) — one who daydreams
  • German: Tagträumer — one who daydreams
  • German: Tagträumerin — one who daydreams
  • German: Träumer — one who daydreams
  • German: Träumerin — one who daydreams
  • German: Schwärmer — one who daydreams
  • German: Schwärmerin — one who daydreams
  • Greek: ονειροπόλος (oneiropólos) — one who daydreams
  • Hungarian: álmodozó — one who daydreams
  • Irish: aislingeach — one who daydreams
  • Irish: aislingtheach — one who daydreams
  • Italian: almanaccone — one who daydreams
  • Italian: almanaccona — one who daydreams
  • Italian: almanaccatore — one who daydreams
  • Italian: almanaccatrice — one who daydreams
  • Italian: arzigogolone — one who daydreams
  • Italian: arzigogolona — one who daydreams
  • Italian: sognatore — one who daydreams
  • Italian: sognatrice — one who daydreams
  • Japanese: 夢想家 (musōka) — one who daydreams
  • Japanese: 空想家 (kūsōka) — one who daydreams
  • Korean: 몽상가 (mongsangga) — one who daydreams
  • Korean: 공상가 (gongsangga) — one who daydreams
  • Latin: cupītor — one who daydreams
  • Macedonian: сонувач (sonuvač) — one who daydreams
  • Macedonian: сонувачка (sonuvačka) — one who daydreams
  • Norman: rêvacheux — one who daydreams
  • Norman: rêvacheuse — one who daydreams
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dagdrømmer — one who daydreams
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drømmer — one who daydreams
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dagdrøymar — one who daydreams
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drøymar — one who daydreams
  • Polish: marzyciel — one who daydreams
  • Polish: marzycielka — one who daydreams
  • Portuguese: sonhador — one who daydreams
  • Portuguese: sonhadora — one who daydreams
  • Portuguese: nefelibata — one who daydreams
  • Portuguese: nefelíbata — one who daydreams
  • Russian: мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ) — one who daydreams
  • Russian: мечта́тельница (mečtátelʹnica) — one who daydreams
  • Russian: фантазёр (fantazjór) — one who daydreams
  • Russian: фантазёрка (fantazjórka) — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: са̀ња̄р — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: сања̀рица — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: са́њалац — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: са́њалица — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: sànjār — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: sanjàrica — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: sánjalac — one who daydreams
  • Serbo-Croatian: sánjalica — one who daydreams
  • Slovak: rojko — one who daydreams
  • Slovene: sanjač — one who daydreams
  • Slovene: sanjačica — one who daydreams
  • Spanish: nefelibata — one who daydreams
  • Spanish: pajarón — one who daydreams
  • Spanish: pajarona — one who daydreams
  • Turkish: hayalperest — one who daydreams
  • Ukrainian: мрі́йник (mríjnyk) — one who daydreams
  • Ukrainian: мрі́йниця (mríjnycja) — one who daydreams
  • Finnish: haihattelija — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Finnish: taivaanrannan maalari — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Hungarian: álmodozó — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Polish: marzyciel — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Polish: marzycielka — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Russian: мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ) — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Russian: мечта́тельница (mečtátelʹnica) — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Russian: фантазёр (fantazjór) — one who wastes time daydreaming
  • Russian: фантазёрка (fantazjórka) — one who wastes time daydreaming