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

While there may be some weekends where unique flavors are available, Levain had no doubt that vanilla would be the best crowd pleaser. —Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Karla Perez performs Selena’s biggest hits and is known to be a crowd pleaser. —Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025

Crowd pleasers included crispy sushi rice, tuna tartare, spicy lobster pasta, and veal piccata, while all eyes were continually on a dark-horse star of the show that wasn’t even listed on the menu: a large dinner plate-size helping of something mysterious and fluffy. —Freya Drohan, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025

And as the closing songs on her Chromatica Ball tour – Gaga’s first all-stadium outing – they’re proven crowd pleasers. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 9 Apr. 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