Synonyms for good neighbor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : goo d-ney-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʊdˈneɪ bər


Définition of good neighbor

Origin :
  • also (chiefly British English) good-neighbour, adjectival phrase, in reference to U.S. foreign policy, especially in Latin America, 1928, originally in Herbert Hoover. The good neighbours is Scottish euphemism for "the fairies" (1580s).
  • As in Good Samaritan : noun helping person
Example sentences :
  • He turned out to be not only a good farmer, but a good neighbor, and a good man, every way.
  • Extract from : « Mike Marble » by Uncle Frank
  • Kit is a good neighbor, and is allus on hand when he's wanted, and there's any Injuns to shoot.
  • Extract from : « Field and Forest » by Oliver Optic
  • "A good neighbor is not to be found every day," deplored Hanneh Breineh.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • They know him as a good neighbor, and trust him to their harm.
  • Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.
  • She said she hoped to repay all these nice attentions and to be a good neighbor.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Early in the morning, we can go to my good neighbor the notary and sign the paper.
  • Extract from : « Donald and Dorothy » by Mary Mapes Dodge
  • "You are a good neighbor," he said, taking off his hat and coat in the hall.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Miriam Coles Harris
  • As for the Church, it makes a man a good neighbor, a good citizen, and a good Englishman.
  • Extract from : « The Passion for Life » by Joseph Hocking
  • When I say he was a good neighbor, I imply more than I have expressed.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
  • A good neighbor is not to be found every day, deplored Hanneh Breineh.
  • Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska

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