Word Meanings - PLEASURER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A pleasure seeker. Dickens.

PLEASURER
A pleasure seeker. Dickens.
PLEASURELESS
Devoid of pleasure. G. Eliot.
PLEASURE
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to Ant: pain,
DICKENS
The devil. I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.
PLEASUREFUL
Affording pleasure.
SEEKER
One of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th century, in Great Britain, who professed to be seeking the true church, ministry, and sacraments. A skeptic ever seeking and never finds, like our new upstart sect of Seekers. Bullokar. (more info)
SELF-SEEKER
One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.
DISPLEASURE
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor;
COMET-FINDER; COMET-SEEKER
A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets.