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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.


Other Word Forms

  • self-pleaser noun

Etymology

Origin of pleaser

please ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )