Dreamer vs. Idealist: What's the Difference?

One that dreams.

One whose conduct or thinking is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations.

A visionary.

An artist or writer whose work is imbued with idealism.

An idealist.

An adherent of any system of philosophical idealism.

A habitually impractical person.

(philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.

One who dreams.

Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.

Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.

An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.

One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.

(Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

One who holds the doctrine of idealism, in any sense. In senses 4 and 5 of idealism, opposed to realist.

One who dreams.

Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.

Someone who is dreaming

Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

A person who escapes into a world of fantasy