do-gooder

Noun

Meaning

someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

do gooder

Synonyms

humanitarian improver goody boy scout samaritan bluenose hero volunteer patron sponsor donor add-on benevolent helper benefactor
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Antonyms

criminal cutpurse wretch black sheep swindler defrauder
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Hypernyms

helper benefactor

Related terms

evildoer welldoer goo-goo do-goodism

Examples

I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in. Gregory Peck

The data in the public domain suggest the truth about bin Laden's activities in Afghanistan is much closer to the picture of him as 'the great freedom fighter of the Islamic world" than to the Western experts' description of him as an Islamic do-gooder or an immature, irrational youth. Michael Scheuer

It does matter that it's the Olympics. I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr, and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here. Bode Miller

Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up! Rick Perry

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part. Margaret Halsey

It’s inscrutable, a mix of do-gooder charisma and an easy, honest charm for every single person he meets. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

do-based system do-dad do-funny do-gooderism do-goodery do-gooding