'pleasure-seeker' originates from the combination of 'pleasure' and 'seeker', where 'pleasure' meant 'enjoyment' and 'seeker' meant 'one who searches'.

'pleasure' changed from the Old French word 'plesir' and 'seeker' from the Old English 'sēcan', eventually forming the modern English word 'pleasure-seeker'.

Initially, it meant 'one who searches for enjoyment', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.