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do–gooder
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do–gooder
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do–gooder
/
ˈ
duːˌgʊdɚ/
noun
plural
do–gooders
do–gooder
/
ˈ
duːˌgʊdɚ/
noun
plural
do–gooders
Learner's definition of DO–GOODER
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disapproving
:
someone whose desire and effort to help people (such as poor people) is regarded as wrong, annoying, useless, etc.
He dismisses his critics as a bunch of politically correct
do-gooders
.
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