as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
an idealizer, she thinks that any convicted criminal is capable of being redeemed by the love of a good woman
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Noun
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The advent of aviation in this world was something for crackpots and dreamers at the edge of society to do.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025 -
Others were anonymous anarchists, dreamers, poets, preachers and lunatics.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Her understanding and appreciation of the genre is a dream come true for romantics who know that Mr. Darcy isn’t the ultimate prize when an independent woman seeks happiness and companionship.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Director Simón Mesa Soto shares in that fervor, mining his main character for pathos, not ridicule, framing Oscar as a true-blue romantic — a kind of holy fool susceptible to even the most obvious of scams but only because this staunch aesthete has devoted all of his attention to verse.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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“Idealizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealizer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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