do-goodern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌduːˈɡʊdə/, U.S.

/ˈduˌɡʊdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English to do good , -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < to do good (see do v. 4a(b)) + -er suffix¹. Compare do-good n.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

A person who does good; (now chiefly with disparaging implication) a person who tries to do good; a well-meaning, active, but sometimes unrealistic or misguided philanthropist or reformer. Cf. do-good n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > unrealistic philanthropism > unrealistic philanthropist

do-gooder1901

sob sister1912

do-good1923

uplifter1923

do-gooding1938

1901 Puck (N.Y.) 28 Aug. 6/1 I don't know whether a man who does good is a good-doer or a do-gooder.

1925 J. Pennell Adventures Illustrator xxviii. 238 He could not stand them—no decently constituted American can—nor the uplifters and do-gooders who rule us to-day.

1943 Time 25 Oct. 32/1 Go find yourself out something about Charles P. Taft before dismissing him as famed do-gooder.

1959 ‘M. Innes’ Hare sitting Up i. i. 20 An out-and-out do-gooder, full of an exalted love of..humanity.

1972 K. Maddock Austral. Aborigines 8 Aborigines had become objects of philanthropic interest to..missionaries and do-gooders.

1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 90 Do-gooders invite you to the shelter and give you a beautiful turkey dinner.

2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Sept. p9/1 Mr. Klaus's account of his time in Iraq..might have ended up a self-indulgent conceit—the diary of a privileged war-tourist or patronizing do-gooder.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or designating do-gooders; characterized by do-gooding attitudes or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > unrealistically philanthropic

do-good1850

do-gooding1936

do-gooder1942

do-goody1948

1942 Public Utilities Fortn. 22 Oct. 538 The REA had the backing of Mrs. Roosevelt, some of the farm organizations, the do-gooder phalanx, and regional politicians.

1960 Amer. Hist. Rev. 65 933 [They] had a certain nose-high, do-gooder attitude towards the city masses.

1989 T. Berger Changing Past ii.101 Shrill do-gooder politics.

1992 S. S. Tepper Sideshow ii. 39 Not one intrusive do-gooder nun or priest stuck his nose into her past.

2009 Northern Echo (Nexis) 19 Sept. 17 Along comes some do-gooder group which says that drug addicts must be helped and out comes the money for them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	do-gooder
释义	do-goodern.adj. Brit. /ˌduːˈɡʊdə/, U.S. /ˈduˌɡʊdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English to do good , -er suffix¹. Etymology: < to do good (see do v. 4a(b)) + -er suffix¹. Compare do-good n. Originally U.S. A. n. A person who does good; (now chiefly with disparaging implication) a person who tries to do good; a well-meaning, active, but sometimes unrealistic or misguided philanthropist or reformer. Cf. do-good n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > unrealistic philanthropism > unrealistic philanthropist do-gooder1901 sob sister1912 do-good1923 uplifter1923 do-gooding1938 1901 Puck (N.Y.) 28 Aug. 6/1 I don't know whether a man who does good is a good-doer or a do-gooder. 1925 J. Pennell Adventures Illustrator xxviii. 238 He could not stand them—no decently constituted American can—nor the uplifters and do-gooders who rule us to-day. 1943 Time 25 Oct. 32/1 Go find yourself out something about Charles P. Taft before dismissing him as famed do-gooder. 1959 ‘M. Innes’ Hare sitting Up i. i. 20 An out-and-out do-gooder, full of an exalted love of..humanity. 1972 K. Maddock Austral. Aborigines 8 Aborigines had become objects of philanthropic interest to..missionaries and do-gooders. 1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 90 Do-gooders invite you to the shelter and give you a beautiful turkey dinner. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Sept. p9/1 Mr. Klaus's account of his time in Iraq..might have ended up a self-indulgent conceit—the diary of a privileged war-tourist or patronizing do-gooder. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or designating do-gooders; characterized by do-gooding attitudes or behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > unrealistically philanthropic do-good1850 do-gooding1936 do-gooder1942 do-goody1948 1942 Public Utilities Fortn. 22 Oct. 538 The REA had the backing of Mrs. Roosevelt, some of the farm organizations, the do-gooder phalanx, and regional politicians. 1960 Amer. Hist. Rev. 65 933 [They] had a certain nose-high, do-gooder attitude towards the city masses. 1989 T. Berger Changing Past ii.101 Shrill do-gooder politics. 1992 S. S. Tepper Sideshow ii. 39 Not one intrusive do-gooder nun or priest stuck his nose into her past. 2009 Northern Echo (Nexis) 19 Sept. 17 Along comes some do-gooder group which says that drug addicts must be helped and out comes the money for them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1901
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