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Do-gooder

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. derogatory

    "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."

  2. 2
    someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms wordnet

Etymology

From do good + -er.

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