"do-badder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: do-badders [plural]
Etymology: From do + bad + -er, after do-gooder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|do|bad|-er}} do + bad + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} do-badder (plural do-badders)
  1. (informal) A person who does bad things. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-do-badder-en-noun-r4rHC21t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Later, he was given artificial life by a do-badder called Diablo--and almost destroyed the Fantastic Four themselves...\"",
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        "A person who does bad things."
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        "(informal) A person who does bad things."
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