do-gooder

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do-good·er / ˈdoō ˌgoŏdər/ • n. a well-meaning but unrealistic or interfering philanthropist or reformer.DERIVATIVES: do-good adj. & n.do-good·er·y / -ərē/ n.do-good·ism / -goŏdˌizəm/ n.

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