do-gooder
[ doo-goo d-er, -goo d- ]
/ ˈduˈgʊd ər, -ˌgʊd- /
noun
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
Origin of do-gooder
Words nearby do-gooder
do's and don'ts,
do, doing,
do-all,
do-dad,
do-good,
do-gooder,
do-gooding,
do-goodism,
do-it-yourself,
do-little,
do-nothing
Example sentences from the Web for do-gooder
When they thought about Lewis, what struck the players most was that he never acted like a do-gooder.
To hear her speak is to hear that passion combined with the heart of a do-gooder and the simplicity of a child.
Kosove says the role of “some Southern Christian Bible-thumping do-gooder” read like a caricature to her.
British Dictionary definitions for do-gooder
do-gooder
noun
informal, usually derogatory
a well-intentioned person, esp a naive or impractical one