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do-gooder

[doo-good-er, -good-] / ˈduˈgʊd ər, -ˌgʊd- /


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The political staffers, the journalists, and the do-gooder nonprofit types all went back home, and back to work.

From Slate Dec. 23, 2025

His full head of hair, round-framed glasses and freshly sprouted mustache gives the Chicagoland native the look of a Depression-era do-gooder.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

One commentator said now that the "do-gooder" pandoro with pink icing sugar had been exposed as junk, Italians were wondering where that left "the princess of influencers as well as queen of social media".

From BBC Dec. 19, 2023

The descriptions of Bankman-Fried by the prosecution's three star witnesses contradict the 31-year-old former billionaire's pre-arrest reputation as a nerdy do-gooder who wanted to be a responsible actor in the rough-and-tumble crypto space.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2023

“Not because I’m a do-gooder but because I’m a big giant wuss who no one wants to have around. So there, now you know.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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