do-gooder
do-gooder · do-gooders
One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory)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.
Gutmensch, Weltverbesserer, Weltverbesserin
More definitions
- someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Translations
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one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority:
Forms
plural: do-goodersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms:humanitarianimprover