do-gooder

[ doo-good-er, -good- ]

noun

1. a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.

do-gooder

noun

1. informal.
   a well-intentioned person, esp a naive or impractical one

Derived Forms

• ˌdo-ˈgooding, nounadjective
• ˌdo-ˈgoodery, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of do-gooder¹

1925–30, Americanism; do good + -er ¹