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Goofer vs Gooder - What's the difference?

goofer | gooder |

As nouns the difference between goofer and gooder

is that goofer is someone who goofs while gooder is (nonstandard|humorous) nominalization of good.

As an adjective gooder is

(nonstandard|humorous) (good).

goofer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • someone who goofs
    • "had a considerable understanding of goofers because ... he was a little goofy himself" -- Esther Forbes

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    gooder

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (nonstandard, humorous) (good)

    • Usage notes

    The correct comparative is (better)

    See also

    * do-gooder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nonstandard, humorous) nominalization of good

    • Usage notes

    New England slang, as in: "You're a gooder, for taking care of your mom." A parallel construction to oner, a nominalization of one, to mean "an outstanding person or thing."[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oner]