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- noun Alternative spelling of
do-gooder .
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Examples
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It's obvious that she and her mother graduated from the anti sealing, enviro-dogooder school promoted by Lizzie May and Al Gore.
Mother urges protection for coyotes that killed her daughter - Need to know - Macleans.ca 2009
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In films, he is a dogooder who takes on the mighty and humbles them.
filmy battles 2008
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Discussion of the fact of violent acquisition of land was also made and sorta dismissed by her - now its all well and good to be a dogooder and say this side or that are wrong, but this ignores reality - virtually EVERY current nation in the developing world resulted from one group conquering another.
The land of Israel belongs to the Israelis GayandRight 2008
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The "hic" I guess is being a dogooder without getting taken advantage of and being a mark for those who are just see a great opportunity.
wench77 Diary Entry wench77 2003
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Josh shared his blood; this thirty-year-old dogooder had somehow grown out of him, out of the spirals of his own DNA.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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Josh shared his blood; this thirty-year-old dogooder had somehow grown out of him, out of the spirals of his own DNA.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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Josh shared his blood; this thirty-year-old dogooder had somehow grown out of him, out of the spirals of his own DNA.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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Here is the disillusioned dogooder who sees his projects diverted from their original intent.
Jamaica - Full Feed 2010
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Call it a mission or a dogooder goal, but Bell is serious when he says helping people helps him.
Victorville Daily Press : CONTRA COSTA TIMES 2010
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Call it a mission or a dogooder goal, but Bell is serious when he says helping people helps him.
Victorville Daily Press : CONTRA COSTA TIMES 2010
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