do-gooder

noun
do-good·​er | \ ˈdü-ˌgu̇-dər How to pronounce do-gooder (audio) \

Definition of do-gooder

: an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer

Other Words from do-gooder

do-gooding \ ˈdü-​ˌgu̇-​diŋ How to pronounce do-gooding (audio) \ noun or adjective

First Known Use of do-gooder

1925, in the meaning defined above

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do-gooder

noun

English Language Learners Definition of do-gooder

disapproving : someone whose desire and effort to help people (such as poor people) is regarded as wrong, annoying, useless, etc.