Meanings
plural pleasure seekers · alternative pleasure-seeker
- A person who is motivated by personal enjoyment; a hedonist.
Synonyms: epicurean, voluptuary, bon viveur, epicure, epicurean, hedonist, high-stepper, lapling
- A person engaged in an activity for the pleasure of it.
Our eyes turned to the great bow-window and we looked out at the summer beauty of the country-side, the long slopes of heather, the great country-houses, the cozy farms, the pleasure-seekers upon the links.
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLCSynonyms: dilettante, enthusiast, hobbyist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who is motivated by personal enjoyment; a hedonist.
nounA person engaged in an activity for the pleasure of it.
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pleasure seeker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20seeker
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