idealist vs dreamer

idealist and dreamer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idealist	Yes	No	No	No
dreamer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idealist and dreamer are synonyms defined as:

idealist and dreamer: someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

idealist (noun)	dreamer (noun)
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations	a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
	someone who is dreaming