pleaser

American  

[plee-zer] / ˈpli zər /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• self-pleaser
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of pleaser

please ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pleaser

Badenoch has recently accused Burnham of being a "people pleaser" who doesn't relish taking difficult decisions, a characterisation she is likely to use again in her Commons clashes with him.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

We could be the go-getter, the people pleaser, the co-dependent one, or even the savior.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Quick to cook and big on flavor, these Korean tacos from chef Peter Cho are an easy crowd pleaser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

He’s a crowd pleaser, considering how much he tells us to applaud ourselves for our accomplishments.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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