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appeaser

appeaser

4 7.6
A person who agrees to others' demands to avoid conflict
  • noun
  • /əˈpiːzər/
translation icon : apaciguador
  • Appeasers advocate trading money or land for peace; hard-liners decry making any deals with corrupt, brutal, or fanatical opponents.
  • Nazi appeasers
  • called him an appeaser

Examples

  • There are always high-minded appeasers who think all problems can be solved by rational negotiation.

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  • To the appeaser, time is a favorite old friend, an ally of doing nothing.

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  • This is a government of appeasers.

  • I respect Adlai for having the guts to risk looking like an appeaser.

  • The negotiator was often viewed as an appeaser for agreeing to the demands of the opposing party.

  • Many criticized the leader as an appeaser for backing down from his stance in order to avoid conflict.

  • She was labeled an appeaser because she always tried to keep peace by yielding to everyone's requests.

Synonyms

diplomat
vsappeaser
49 4.4

A person who helps people or groups agree by dealing carefully with them

leans toward simple agreement with others to avoid confrontation
peacemaker
vsappeaser
23 3.7

A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree

seeks peace by agreeing to demands rather than fair settlement
dove
vsappeaser
11 6.7

A person who prefers peaceful, diplomatic solutions rather than war

is more about giving in to others' demands to avoid conflict
pacifist
vsappeaser
8 5.3

Not supporting war or violence and preferring peaceful solutions

focuses on agreeing to demands to prevent conflict rather than moral stance
peacekeeper
vsappeaser
6 4.1

A person who stops or calms arguments and makes people get along

tries to keep peace by giving in to demands instead of enforcing
peacenik
vsappeaser
  • Archaic
5 8.4

A person who is against war and supports peace by calling for talks

is more about yielding to demands to avoid conflict rather than activism
compromiser
vsappeaser
3 4.8

A person who agrees to give something up to reach an agreement with others

tends to agree specifically to others' demands to avoid conflict
accommodationist
vsappeaser
2 8.4

A person who adapts to different groups to avoid conflict

prefers conceding to others mainly to avoid conflict
reconciler
vsappeaser
1 6.3

A person who helps people become friendly again after a disagreement

focuses more on yielding to demands to dodge conflict
pacifier
vsappeaser
1 7.0

A person who calms people and helps stop conflict

often agrees to demands mainly to stop conflict quickly

Antonyms

53 4.9

A person, group, or country that starts a fight

How Yielding

pushover
  • Offensive
18 5.1
appeaser
4 7.6
compromiser
3 4.8
negotiator
171 4.6
hardliner
19 7.5

Surface Forms

appeaser singular
appeasers plural

Morphology

appeaser = appease (transparent) = appease + er

Productive agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'appease' yields 'one who appeases', a directly derivable meaning for learners.

Etymology

Appeaser comes from the verb appease, which originally meant 'to make peace' and is related to 'peace' and the word pacify. So an appeaser is someone who tries to avoid conflict by agreeing to others' demands.