crowdpleaser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From crowd + pleaser.
Meanings
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Someone or something that is pleasing to the majority of a group.
Moths and the Flame seems to be the crowdpleaser here, having matinee and evening performances.
2000, Stuart Oderman, Lillian Gish: a life on stage and screen, page 17:Is Reza’s play, in the end, a modern classic or a modish crowdpleaser?
2016 December 21, Michael Billington, “Art review – Rufus Sewell shines in finely shaded character study”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crowd-pleaser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crowdpleasers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |