pleasure seeker

English

Alternative forms

• pleasure-seeker

Noun

pleasure seeker (plural pleasure seekers)

1. A person who is motivated by personal enjoyment; a hedonist.

   Synonyms: epicurean, voluptuary; see also Thesaurus:sensualist

2. A person engaged in an activity for the pleasure of it.

   Synonyms: dilettante, enthusiast, hobbyist

   • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     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.