🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Rêveur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛvœʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dreamer/ˈdriː.mər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est un rêveur qui aspire à un monde meilleur."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who dreams, especially one who has visions or aspirations.

    "She is a dreamer who believes in a better future for everyone."
  2. 2

    A person who indulges in daydreaming or fantasy.

    "As a dreamer, he often lost track of time while imagining his ideal life."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dreamer' originates from the Old English 'drēam', meaning 'joy' or 'music', which evolved to refer to visions during sleep. The suffix '-er' denotes someone who performs an action, thus 'dreamer' refers to one who dreams, both in the literal and metaphorical sense.

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