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  • noun Plural form of do-gooder.

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Examples

  • January 27th, 2007 at 5: 11 am PST leaving a smug nest of do-gooders behind to fix all of our problems by complaining about them in unison typical right-wing rant. this blog’s author attacks companies all the time for all sorts of stuff, but gosh forbid somebody else do it, then it’s a just ‘a smug nest of do-gooders‘ trying to ‘fix all of our problems by complaining about them in unison‘.

    Do The Smug Thing Michael Arrington 2005

  • Mr. Swindell had been threatening to call the do-gooders ever since Sammy left them, had let no opportunity pass to remind Eliza that if she didnt find a way to earn the coins of two, shed find herself in the workhouse.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Swindell had been threatening to call the do-gooders ever since Sammy left them, had let no opportunity pass to remind Eliza that if she didnt find a way to earn the coins of two, shed find herself in the workhouse.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Swindell had been threatening to call the do-gooders ever since Sammy left them, had let no opportunity pass to remind Eliza that if she didnt find a way to earn the coins of two, shed find herself in the workhouse.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Swindell had been threatening to call the do-gooders ever since Sammy left them, had let no opportunity pass to remind Eliza that if she didnt find a way to earn the coins of two, shed find herself in the workhouse.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Swindell had been threatening to call the do-gooders ever since Sammy left them, had let no opportunity pass to remind Eliza that if she didnt find a way to earn the coins of two, shed find herself in the workhouse.

    Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008

  • Thus, one reason why religious people are “do-gooders” seems to be that they are more empathetic and altruistic in outlook than secular Americans.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Hanging out with gym rats is likely to increase your concern about fitness, and in the same way hanging out with religious do-gooders is likely to increase your own motivation to do good.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • It pats on the head all those little, lazy, PC do-gooders like “Mark” who, according to Anna Shapiro said:

    Climategate: The truth behind the myth of global warming — Fusion Despatches 2009

  • Kinda like watching all the do-gooders fly their 140 private jets and ride in their 2000+ limosuines to a conference in which they will decry our use of fossil fuels.

    Democrats declare war on West Virginia. Again. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009

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