crowd pleaser

Or crowd-pleaser

noun

1. a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.

Other Word Forms

• crowd-pleasing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowd pleaser¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Ryan Coogler, who has proved a master of making genre specimens his own, gets strong support for “Sinners”: “The indie darling-turned-franchise hitmaker can craft everything from horror to period piece, crowd pleaser to prestige,” writes Amy Nicholson.

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The indie darling-turned-franchise hitmaker can craft everything from horror to period piece, crowd pleaser to prestige.

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At least director James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a major crowd pleaser, will be in theaters by the end of the next month.

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She had just made “Lover,” which was designed to be a very pop album, one that had a little bit of everything – a little bit of country, a little bit of pop, very much designed for radio, very much designed to be a crowd pleaser, lots of pink on the cover.

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“And it's a reliable crowd pleaser that turns out delicious every single time.”

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