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people pleasers

people pleasers is the plural 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

Questions about people pleasers

What is people pleasers the plural of?
People pleasers is the plural of people pleaser.

Words near people pleasers in the dictionary

  1. People of the Book
  2. people people
  3. people person
  4. people persons
  5. people pleaser
  6. people pleasers
  7. people pod
  8. people pods
  9. people power
  10. people sit on chairs
  11. people skills

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