- do-gooder
- noun Date: 1926 an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer • do-gooding noun or adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
do-gooder
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Gooder — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century male given name Godhere (Middle English Godere ), a compound of the elements god , good, and here , army. Pre 7th Century Anglo Saxon and Old Norse… … Surnames reference
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do-gooder — (n.) a person who seeks to correct social ills in an idealistic, but usually impractical or superficial, way, 1650s (as do good), in Zootomia, or Observations on the Present Manners of the English: Briefly Anatomizing the Living by the Dead. With … Etymology dictionary
do-gooder — UK [ˌduː ˈɡʊdə(r)] / US [ˌdu ˈɡʊdər] noun [countable] Word forms do gooder : singular do gooder plural do gooders someone who always tries to help people, especially people who are poor or in trouble. This word is used as a criticism, to suggest… … English dictionary
do-gooder — do gooders N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a do gooder, you mean that they do things which they think will help other people, although you think that they are interfering … English dictionary
do-gooder — a self righteous person who forces his concerns on others Nearly always used derogatively: ... hated to... make the other policeman think he was a do gooder. (Wambaugh, 1975) Do gooding, as different from doing good, is so acting:… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
do-gooder — [n] idealist altruist, bleeding heart, good Samaritan, humanitarian, philanthropist, volunteer; concepts 416,423 … New thesaurus
do-gooder — [“duguda* ] n. a person who is always trying to help others. (Often derogatory.) □ The do gooders are demanding a bigger cut of the pie. □ I don’t consider myself a do gooder, but I try to help people … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
do-gooder — ► NOUN ▪ a well meaning but unrealistic or interfering person … English terms dictionary
do-gooder — ☆ do gooder [do͞o′good΄ər ] n. Informal a person who seeks to correct social ills in an idealistic, but usually impractical or superficial, way do good adj. do gooding n. do goodism … English World dictionary
