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# pleaser

noun (a pleaser, pleasers)

«pleaser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person or thing that pleases others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#m1)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#m2)
3. (crowd-pleaser) Something that lots of people enjoy, like a popular song or dish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x1)
- She is a people-pleaser and can't say no. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x2)
- That song was a real crowd-pleaser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x3)
- Being a people-pleaser can make you tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x4)
- The magic show was a big pleaser with the little ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x5)
- It's kind to help, but you don't have to be a people-pleaser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Mostly used in compounds: people-pleaser, crowd-pleaser. From "please" + -er.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pleaser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleaser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pleaser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleaser.html) on Mova free.