Definition of do-gooder
: an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer
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First Known Use of do-gooder
1925
DO-GOODER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of do-gooder for English Language Learners
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: someone whose desire and effort to help people (such as poor people) is regarded as wrong, annoying, useless, etc.
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