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people-pleaser

people-pleaser is the alternative form of people pleaser.

Meaning of people pleaser

Noun

people pleaser (plural people pleasers)

  1. (informal) An obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.
  2. (informal) Someone who prioritizes serving others over their own desires.
    • Her wedding gives her fans the satisfying narrative conclusion that they desire. Or which, in the case of the fandom’s more lunatic fringes, they believe that they are entitled to. Hey, she’s a people pleaser.2026 July 3, Marina Hyde, “The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026

Forms of people-pleaser

pluralpeople-pleasers

Questions about people-pleaser

What is people-pleaser the alternative form of?
People-pleaser is the alternative form of people pleaser.

Words near people-pleaser in the dictionary

  1. people-carriers
  2. people-first language
  3. people-people
  4. people-person
  5. people-persons
  6. people-pleaser
  7. people-pleasers
  8. people-pleasing
  9. people-pleasings
  10. people-pod
  11. people-pods

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