Definition
A person who frequently daydreams; someone who spends time lost in pleasant thoughts or fantasies while awake.
Etymology
Agent noun from 'daydream,' formed with the suffix '-er.' The term became common in the 1800s as a label for imaginative or inattentive people.
Kelly Says
Medieval scholars would have been shocked to call someone a daydreamer as an insult—daydreaming was considered dangerous lack of focus—but now psychology shows it's connected to intelligence and creativity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነኝ ነኝ ነኝ
ne-yen ne-yen ne-yen
BNবাংলা
স্বপ্নবাসী
swa-pna-ba-shi
CACatalà
sonhador
son-ha-dor
DADansk
dagdrømmer
dag-droom-mer
DEDeutsch
Traumschleier
traum-shlay-er
ELΕλληνικά
ονειρομανής
o-nei-ro-ma-nis
ESEspañol
soñador
so-nya-dor
FAفارسی
خواببین
khawab-bin
FISuomi
haaveilija
ha-ave-li-ja
FRFrançais
rêveur
ray-vuer
GUGU
સપના જોવાળા
sa-pa-na jo-va-la
HIहिन्दी
सपनों का व्यक्ति
sa-pa-no-n ka vi-sha-ti
HUMagyar
álmodozó
al-mo-do-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang bermimpi
orang yang ber-mim-pi
ITItaliano
sognatore
soh-nah-tore
KKKK
күндіздік
ku-ndi-zdik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-t
KO한국어
꿈꾸는 사람
kkum-kku-neun sa-ram
MRMR
स्वप्नांचा
swa-pna-an-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang bermimpi
orang yang ber-mim-pi
MYမြန်မာ
ကြယ်ကြယ်
kya-kya-e
NLNederlands
dagdroomer
dag-droom-er
NONorsk
dagdrømmer
dag-droom-mer
PAPA
ਸੁਪਨੇ ਵਾਲਾ
su-pna-e va-la
PLPolski
marzyciel
mar-zy-ciel
PTPortuguês
sonhador
so-nya-dor
RORomână
visător
vi-sa-tor
RUРусский
мечтатель
mechta-tel
SVSvenska
dagdrömmare
dag-dree-mmar-e
SWKiswahili
mwanamke
mwa-na-mke
TAதமிழ்
நினைவுகள்
ni-nai-vuk-gal
TRTürkçe
rüyayı kurgulayan
ryua-yi kur-gu-la-yan
UKУкраїнська
мрійник
mriy-nik
URاردو
سُنہیں دیکھنے والا
su-neen di-kha-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người mơ
ngoo mor