do-gooder

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do-good·er (d

A naive idealist who supports philanthropic or humanitarian causes or reforms.

do-gooder

Informal, usually disparaging a well-intentioned person, esp a naive or impractical one

do-goodery n

do-gooding n & adj

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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)

Translations

do-gooder [ˈduːˈgʊdəʳ] N (pej) → hacedor(a) m/f de buenas obras

do-gooder

n (pej) → Weltverbesserer m, → Weltverbesserin f

do-gooder [ˈduːˈgʊdəʳ] n (fam, pej) to be a do-gooder → fare il filantropo

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benefactor do-gooding dogmatist helper humanitarian Improver misguided misguidedly			And before the do-gooders start shouting that the death penalty is not a deterrent, I say rubbish, how do they know that? You'd even absolve Adolf Hitler by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The theme in Touching People is the world of the do-gooder and is presented and linked together by a spoof TV host played by Bernard O'Shea. We love telly: WE LOVE COMEDY - PROJECT HA HA: TOUCHING PEOPLE RTE2, ... by The Mirror (London, England) However there are still far too many who accept the trendy psycho-babble of the do-gooder. Letter: Your Say - Wicked crime or normal incident? by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			DNS DO do a job on do away with do by do down do drugs do for do good do in do it do justice do one's best do out do over do the dishes do the honors do up do well do well by do with do without do work Do-all do-good do-gooder do-gooding do-goodism do-it-yourself do-it-yourselfer do-little Do-naught do-nothing do-nothingism do-or-die do-rag do-re-mi do-si-do do. DOA doab doable Doand doat DOB dob in Dobber dobber-in dobbin dobby Dobchick			Do Your Homework Do Your Job Do Your Own Do Your Own Damned Homework Do Your Own Dirty Work Do Your Own Due Diligence Do Your Own Flipping Dirty Work Do Your Own Home Work Do Your Own Homework Do Your Own Research Do Your Own Thing Do Your Part Do Your Thing Do Yourself a Favor do's do's do's do's do's do's DO(T) Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do Do-all Do-do Do-do Do-do Do-Do Bird Do-Do Bird Do-Do Bird do-good do-gooder do-gooders do-goodery do-gooding do-goodism do-goods DO-IT Do-It-In-A-Day Do-It-Right-First-Time do-it-yourself do-it-yourself Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership Do-It-Yourself Vulnerability Assessment Program Do-It-Yourself-Economics Do-It-Yourself-Online Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing do-it-yourselfer do-it-yourselfers do-little Do-naught do-nothing do-nothingism do-nothings Do-nut Do-nut Do-nut do-or-die do-rag

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