Don Quixote

noun

Don Qui·​xote ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē 

ˌdäŋ-;

 chiefly British  dän-ˈkwik-sət

: an impractical idealist

Synonyms

• dreamer
• fantast
• idealist
• idealizer
• ideologue
• idealogue
• romantic
• romanticist
• utopian
• visionary

Examples of Don Quixote in a Sentence

a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies

Recent Examples on the Web

And once again, our two heroes — recast as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza tilting at wind turbines — struggle to reconcile the myths that men write for themselves with the realities that life is actually willing to offer them. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024

The program features timeless classics, such as The Dying Swan, Don Quixote, and Giselle. —Katya Soldak, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024

Where: Don Quixote, 2811 East Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles When: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. October 31 Admission: Tickets start at $33.85 at eventbrite.com. 18+ with government ID; costumes encouraged. —Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024

Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above