Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who does well; a performer of good deeds or actions: opposed to evil-doer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who does well; one who does good to another; a benefactor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who does well; one who does good to another; a
benefactor .
Etymologies
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well + doer
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Examples
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The capitalist who, alone or in conjunction with his fellows, performs some great industrial feat by which he wins money is a welldoer, not a wrongdoer, provided only he works in proper and legitimate lines.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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The capitalist who, alone or in conjunction with his fellows, performs some great industrial feat by which he wins money is a welldoer, not a wrongdoer, provided only he works in proper and legitimate lines.
State of the Union Address Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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