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Definitions for do-gooder
ˈduˈgʊd ər, -ˌgʊd-do-good·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. humanitarian, do-gooder, improvernoun

    someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

Wiktionary

  1. do-goodernoun

    One who advocates or performs what they believe to be the morally superior course of action, even in the face of overwhelming experience or factual evidence that its effect is only irrelevant or harmful.

    Prohibition in the United States was an unsuccessful attempt by do-gooders to save people from the dangers of alcohol, whether they wanted to be saved or not.

  2. Etymology: From do + good + -er.

ChatGPT

  1. do-gooder

    A do-gooder is a person who seeks to help others or contribute to social well-being, often in a naive or impractical way. This term is often used in a slightly derogatory way to suggest that such people are overly idealistic or ineffective in their attempts to make a positive difference.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of do-gooder in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of do-gooder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of do-gooder in a Sentence

  1. Matteo Renzi:

    We need to escape from our 'do gooder' mentality.


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