pleaser

American

[plee-zer] / ˈpli zər /

noun

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.
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

Etymology

Origin of pleaser

please ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

At one point, Lochlan, ever the people pleaser, notices that his older brother is idle and decides to, er, lend him a hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

It’s a little odd to hear the musician describe himself as a people pleaser.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Mother often described herself as a pleaser: she said she couldn’t stop herself from speculating what people wanted her to be, and from contorting herself, compulsively, unwillingly, into whatever it was.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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