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.
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Do-gooder
Synonyms for "do-gooder" (5 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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14 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- bonista noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Czech
2 entries- pravdoláskař noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
- sluníčkář noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Finnish
1 entries- maailmanparantaja noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
German
3 entries- Gutmensch noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
- Weltverbesserer noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
- Weltverbesserin noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Hungarian
1 entries- jótét lélek noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Italian
1 entries- buonista noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Māori
1 entries- kaiauwaha noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- naiv idealist noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Polish
1 entries- dobroczyńca noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Portuguese
1 entries- cidadão de bem noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Spanish
1 entries- buenista noun (one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority)
Sample sentences
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I was hopping along, minding my own business. All of a sudden, up he comes, cures me. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by-your-leave! “You're cured mate.” Bloody do-gooder.
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