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do-gooder(dictionary)

do-gooder (iou)



do-gooder noun. colloq. E20.
[formed as DO-GOOD + -ER1.]
A person who actively tries to help other people, esp. one regarded as unrealistic or officious.
do-goodery noun the activities or attitudes of do-gooders M20.
do-gooding adjective & noun (a) adjective behaving as a do-gooder; (b) noun the activities of a do-gooder: M20.
do-goodism noun = do-goodery M20.