noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdeɪdɹiːmə/
General-American:/ˈdeɪdɹiːmɚ/
General-American:[ˈdeɪdɹiːmɚ]
General-American, sometimes:[ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːmɚ]
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rhymes with -iːmə(ɹ)
General-American:/ˈdeɪdɹimɚ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who daydreams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who wastes time daydreaming of accomplishments instead of accomplishing things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
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4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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