wishful thinker vs escapist

wishful thinker and escapist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wishful thinker	Yes	No	No	No
escapist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wishful thinker and escapist are synonyms defined as:

wishful thinker and escapist: a person who escapes into a world of fantasy

Other synonyms of wishful thinker include dreamer.

wishful thinker (noun)	escapist (noun)
a person who escapes into a world of fantasy	a person who escapes into a world of fantasy