romantic / Romantic
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romantic
A person who tends toward emotional, idealizing, or dreamy ideas about love and life.
Er ist ein echter Romantiker und überrascht seine Freundin ständig mit Blumen.
He is a true romantic and constantly surprises his girlfriend with flowers.
Romantic
A representative of the artistic and literary period of Romanticism (c. 1795–1848).
Caspar David Friedrich ist einer der bekanntesten Maler unter den deutschen Romantikern.
Caspar David Friedrich is one of the best-known painters among the German Romantics.
The word is derived from 'die Romantik' (Romanticism/romance). The ending '-iker' often refers to a person who deals with a particular subject or has a particular characteristic, as in 'Physiker' (physicist) or 'Skeptiker' (skeptic).
Die Epoche der Romantik hat viele berühmte Werke hervorgebracht.
The Romantic period produced many famous works.
The context tells you whether it means a person with an emotional character or a representative of a historical period. Words like 'Liebe' (love), 'Gefühle' (feelings), or 'Blumen' (flowers) point to the character trait. Terms like 'Epoche' (period), 'Maler' (painter), or '19. Jahrhundert' (19th century) point to art history.
Mein Freund ist so ein Romantiker, er schreibt mir jeden Tag Gedichte.
My boyfriend is such a romantic; he writes me poems every day.
To describe an emotional person, 'Romantiker' (romantic) is often combined with adjectives such as 'echt' (true/real), 'hoffnungslos' (hopeless), or 'unverbesserlich' (incorrigible).
Er ist ein hoffnungsloser Romantiker und glaubt an die eine große Liebe.
He is a hopeless romantic and believes in one great love.
dreamer
A Romantiker particularly idealizes love and life and is strongly guided by feelings. A Träumer gets lost more generally in wishes or fantasies and therefore often seems out of touch with reality or impractical. Romantiker fits emotional ideas about love, while Träumer is more suitable for unrealistic plans for the future.
Paul plant für seine Frau einen Heiratsantrag bei Kerzenlicht, denn er ist ein echter Romantiker.
Paul is planning a candlelit marriage proposal for his wife because he is a true romantic.
Paul plant ohne Geld eine lange Weltreise, denn er ist ein echter Träumer.
Paul is planning a long trip around the world without any money because he is a true dreamer.
