SINCE 1828
do-gooder
noun
do-good·er
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Definition of do-gooder
: an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer
Other Words from do-gooder
do-gooding
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noun or adjective
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do-gooder
noun
English Language Learners Definition of do-gooder
disapproving
: someone whose desire and effort to help people (such as poor people) is regarded as wrong, annoying, useless, etc.
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