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dreamworker

Syllables: dream·work·erUK/ˈdɹiːmˌwɜːkə/US/ˈdɹimˌwɝkɚ/

dreamworker noun: a person who attempts to discover the deeper meaning that might be contained in his or her own, or another person's, dreams.

Noun

dreamworker (plural dreamworkers)

  1. A person who attempts to discover the deeper meaning that might be contained in his or her own, or another person's, dreams.
    • Taking elements commended to his notice by some similarity of function or feeling, the dream-worker combines them in one image or act.1955, William York Tindall, “The Trotting Mouse”, in The Literary Symbol, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 168
    • This large coffee-table publication is designed to satisfy the emotional and aesthetic rather than the intellectual needs of the serious dreamworker. And, in this respect, it succeeds.1986, Nancy Parsifal-Charles, The Dream: 4,000 Years of Theory and Practice: A Critical, Descriptive, and Encyclopedic Bibliography, volume 2, West Cornwall, Conn.: Locust Hill Press, →ISBN

Forms of dreamworker

pluraldreamworkers

Origin of dreamworker

From dream + worker.

Words that rhyme with dreamworker

Questions about dreamworker

What does dreamworker mean?
Dreamworker means a person who attempts to discover the deeper meaning that might be contained in his or her own, or another person's, dreams.
What part of speech is dreamworker?
Dreamworker is a noun.
How do you pronounce dreamworker?
Dreamworker is pronounced /ˈdɹiːmˌwɜːkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of dreamworker?
The plural of dreamworker is dreamworkers.

Words near dreamworker in the dictionary

  1. dreamward
  2. dreamware
  3. dreamwhile
  4. dreamwise
  5. dreamwork
  6. dreamworker
  7. dreamworkers
  8. dreamworld
  9. dreamworlds
  10. dreamworthy
  11. dreamwrapt

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