appeaser

Meanings

• noun

  A person who tries to appease or placate someone, often by making concessions or compromises.

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Rhymes

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pleaser , teaser , easer , reaser

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Variants

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appeasable , appease , appeased , appeaser , appeasers , appeases , appeasing

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Etymology

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From the verb 'appease', meaning to calm or pacify, often by granting what is desired.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'appeaser' gained widespread use during the 1930s, particularly in reference to British politicians who were criticized for making concessions to Nazi Germany.

2. The term 'appeaser' can also be used metaphorically to refer to someone who tries to appease their own desires or impulses, such as a person who indulges in excessive food or alcohol.

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Related Concepts

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1. Concession: A compromise or agreement made to satisfy the demands of another party, often used in the context of diplomacy or negotiations.

2. Placation: The act of appeasing or calming down someone, often by granting what they desire or taking actions to prevent conflict.

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Quotes

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1. The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to "appease" both utility investors and ratepayers.

   - Benjamin A. Holden,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},19 Feb. 1997

2. But I imagine he and his siblings, who profited handsomely from the sale, have mixed emotions. They may be sad they had to sell, yet relieved that they are no longer under pressure to "appease" Wall Street's demand for growth and profits.

   - James Laube,{it}Wine Spectator{/it},31 Mar. 2005

3. It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to "appease" Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild.

   - Erick Schonfeld,{it}Business 2.0{/it},September 2002

4. The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to "appease" the goddess of perfect motherhood.

   - Judith Shulevitz,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},20 Feb. 2005

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Culture

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The term 'appeaser' has often been used in historical contexts to refer to individuals or governments who have been criticized for making concessions or compromises with aggressive or expansionist powers, such as Nazi Germany before World War II.

How to Memorize "appeaser"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person trying to calm down an angry person by making concessions or compromises.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'appeaser' with the idea of making concessions or compromises to appease someone.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'An Appeaser Always Picks Easy Concessions' to remember the definition of the word.

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