goodman

[ good-muhn ]
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noun,plural good·men.Archaic.
  1. the master of a household; husband.

  2. (initial capital letter) a title of respect used for a man below the rank of gentleman, especially a farmer or yeoman.

Origin of goodman

1
Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at good, -man

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Other definitions for Goodman (2 of 2)

Goodman
[ good-muhn ]

noun
  1. Benjamin David "Benny", 1909–86, U.S. jazz clarinetist and bandleader.

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British Dictionary definitions for goodman (1 of 2)

goodman

/ (ˈɡʊdmən) /


nounplural -men archaic
  1. a husband

  2. a man not of gentle birth: used as a title

  1. a master of a household

British Dictionary definitions for Goodman (2 of 2)

Goodman

/ (ˈɡʊdmən) /


noun
  1. Benny, full name Benjamin David Goodman. 1909–86, US jazz clarinetist and bandleader, whose treatment of popular songs created the jazz idiom known as swing

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