people pleaser en · NOUN
Meanings
- (informal) An obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| people-pleaser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| people pleasers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
all things to all people · people-pleasing
Synonyms
ass-kisser · white knight · lackey · schmoozer · ass-licker · suck up · buttkisser · flunkey · groveler · lickspittle · lickpot · bootlicker · arse-licker · buttlicker · pickthank · toadeater · throne sniffer · groveller · brownnose · sycophant · flatterer · adulator · minion · apple polisher · arse-kisser · simp · doormat · kiss-ass · dickrider · bootlick · people pleaser · lick-platter · hanger-on · brown noser · clawback · toady