do-gooder
do-gooder noun: one who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.
Noun
do-gooder (plural do-gooders)
- One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.
- Prohibition in the United States was an unsuccessful attempt by do-gooders to save people from the dangers of alcohol, whether they wanted to be saved or not.
- I was hopping along, minding my own business. All of a sudden, up he comes, cures me. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by-your-leave! “You're cured mate.” Bloody do-gooder.1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian, spoken by Ex-Leper (Michael Palin)
do-gooder meaning in Kannada
do-gooder in Kannada
- ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಂತ, ಸುಧಾರಕ, ಆದರ್ಶವಾದಿ
Forms of do-gooder
| plural | do-gooders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dogooder |
Origin of do-gooder
From do good + -er.
Words formed from do-gooder
Questions about do-gooder
- What does do-gooder mean?
- Do-gooder means one who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.
- What is do-gooder in Kannada?
- Do-gooder in Kannada is ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಂತ, ಸುಧಾರಕ, ಆದರ್ಶವಾದಿ. See Do-gooder meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is do-gooder?
- Do-gooder is a noun.
- What is the plural of do-gooder?
- The plural of do-gooder is do-gooders.
Words near do-gooder in the dictionary
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