pleaser

noun

pleas·​er ˈplē-zər 

plural pleasers

: a person or thing that offers pleasure or satisfaction

A classic corner bar and restaurant that's been updated, Dino's serves a pleaser of a brunch while it weaves the business' Italian heritage into the menu.

—Carol Deptolla

—often used in combination

Cerith Wyn Evans's work looks impressive. His big, sprawling, humming white neons are real eye-pleasers.

—Eddy Frankel

see also crowd-pleaser, people pleaser

Examples of pleaser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the high end, these are popular crowd pleasers with good food that is sometimes great, that just seem to be missing that certain je ne sais quoi. —Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025

But at American mosques, which serve the most diverse religious community in the country, doughnuts are the perfect crowd pleaser. —Sarah Khan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

People pleasers often hold themselves to impossibly high standards. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Opening up for the Boppers in the courtyard of the New Parish was the crowd pleaser and bluesman Alabama Mike, D.J. Platurn, Alex Wise and Loco Bloco. —Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pleaser

• crowd-pleaser
• people pleaser

Rhymes for pleaser

• freezer
• geezer
• teaser
• ebenezer
• tortfeasor