Definition of do-gooder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

well-intentioned personperson who tries to help but is seen as naive or interfering

Some people call her a do-gooder for helping everyone.

bleeding heart

busybody

meddler

social reformerindividual promoting social welfare and reforms

The do-gooder organized a charity event for the homeless.

humanitarian

philanthropist

social reformer

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Origin of do-gooder

English, do (perform) + good (benefit) + -er (one who)

Examples of do-gooder in a sentence

He was labelled a do-gooder for offering free tutoring to kids.
The do-gooder volunteered at the local food bank.
She was known as a do-gooder in her community.

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French:bon samaritain, bienfaiteur, ...
German:Gutmenschen, ...
Italian:buonista, benefattore, ...
Spanish:bienhechor, activista, ...
Portuguese:bom samaritano, benfeitor, ...
Chinese:多管闲事的人, 社会改革者, ...
Japanese:善意の人, 善意の活動家, ...
Arabic:مُتَطَفِّل حَسَن النِّيَّة, مصلح اجتماعي, ...
Hebrew:עוֹשֵׂה טוֹב, מְתַקֵּן עוֹלָם, ...
Russian:доброхот, благодетель, ...
Ukrainian:добродій, ...
Hindi:अति-भलामानस, सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता, ...
Bengali:ভাল কাজের লোক, সামাজিক সংস্কারক, ...
Catalan:ànima càndida, reformador social, ...
Czech:dobrák, filantrop, ...
Danish:bedrevidende hjælper, velgører, ...
Dutch:wereldverbeteraar, weldoener, ...
Greek:καλοθελητής, φιλάνθρωπος, ...
Hungarian:jótét lélek, jótékonykodó, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលចូលចិត្តធ្វើល្អជួយអ្នកដទៃ តែត្រូវគេមើលថាល្ងង់ខ្លៅ ឬជ្រៀតជ្រែក, អ្នកធ្វើការដើម្បីសង្គម, ...
Korean:오지랖꾼, 사회운동가, ...
Persian:خیراندیش, نیکوکار, ...
Polish:nadgorliwiec, dobroczyńca, ...
Portuguese (BR):bonzinho, benfeitor, ...
Romanian:binefăcător naiv, filantrop, ...
Swedish:välgörare, ...
Thai:คนชอบทำดี, คนทำดีเพื่อสังคม, ...
Turkish:iyiliksever, ...
Vietnamese:người hay lo chuyện bao đồng, người làm việc thiện, ...

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