pleaser

[plee-zer]

noun

1. a person or thing that is pleasing or appealing, often to a specified group.

   This book is a pleaser for readers who like their sci-fi livened up with emotional complexity.

2. a person whose general habit or chief aim is to please or satisfy others.

   You are a mom pleaser; you’ll say or do anything to make her happy.

   A leader must be sensitive to the opinions of every section of their constituency, but without being a people pleaser.

Other Word Forms

• self-pleaser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleaser¹

please ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

That was quite the crowd pleaser on the day - but the policy comes with significant ramifications.

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Being a people pleaser isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to Margo Price.

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"I got mixed up with being a people pleaser," she says, "but I was just an outline of a person."

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Jones described Maeve as tough and unapologetic, but she thinks of herself quite differently: “I’m a little bit of a people pleaser, as most Brits are,” she said.

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New head of Continental Studios, a people pleaser trying to balance his love for filmmaking with the demands of commerce.

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