Definition of do-gooder Do-gooder

do•good•er

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What does do-gooder mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

do-gooder - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  humanitarian, improver
  benefactor, helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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  • do-gooder (Noun)
    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.

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