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do-gooder

[ doo-good-er, -good- ]
/ ˈduˈgʊd ər, -ˌgʊd- /
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noun
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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Origin of do-gooder

1925–30, Americanism;do good + -er1

Words nearby do-gooder

dog nail, dognap, dog officer, Dogon, do-good, do-gooder, do-gooding, do-goodism, dog paddle, Dogpatch, dogpile
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Words related to do-gooder

altruist, humanitarian, philanthropist, volunteer, bleeding heart

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British Dictionary definitions for do-gooder

do-gooder
noun
informal, usually derogatory a well-intentioned person, esp a naive or impractical one

Derived forms of do-gooder

do-goodery, noundo-gooding, noun, adjective
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