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ˌgood-ˈdoer
[f. good n. + doer.]
1. One who does good; a benefactor. (Now commonly a doer of good.)
1340Ayenb. 135 Þe poure man..yelt þonkes mid herte to his guod doere. 1426Audelay Poems 17 And pray fore here gooddeers as bred i-blest And depert here almys lest hit be lest. 1478Will of Sir R. Verney in Verney Papers (1853) 27 To pray for my soule and the soules..of all my goode-doers. 1588A. King tr. Canisius' Catech. 18, I come to the..to beseike the to receaue in thy protection al my gud doars. 1887J. Hutchison Lect. Philipp. xxiv. 269 It is a proper thing to remind good-doers of their good deeds.
2. dial. An animal or plant which thrives well.
1877N.W. Linc. Gloss., Good doer, an animal that keeps in healthy and thriving condition. 1882Garden 26 Aug. 184/2 This new plant..is what is called a ‘good doer’. |