pleaser
part of speech
noun (a pleaser, pleasers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person or thing that pleases others. tree →
2) (people-pleaser) Someone who always tries to make others happy, even when it is bad for themselves, and finds it hard to say no. tree →
3) (crowd-pleaser) Something that lots of people enjoy, like a popular song or dish. tree →
sense in the lessons
In wellbeing lessons, being a people-pleaser can mean you hide your own feelings; it's fine to say no politely. In everyday talk, a crowd-pleaser is a popular film, song or food at a party.
examples
- Pizza is always a crowd-pleaser at parties. tree →
- She is a people-pleaser and can't say no. tree →
- That song was a real crowd-pleaser. tree →
- Being a people-pleaser can make you tired. tree →
- The magic show was a big pleaser with the little ones. tree →
- It's kind to help, but you don't have to be a people-pleaser. tree →
note
Countable. Mostly used in compounds: people-pleaser, crowd-pleaser. From "please" + -er.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pleaser» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.