goodman
noun
the master of a household; husband.
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goodman
1 American
[good-muhn]
/ ˈgʊd mən /
noun
Archaic.
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goodmen
plural
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the master of a household; husband.
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(initial capital letter) a title of respect used for a man below the rank of gentleman, especially a farmer or yeoman.
Goodman
2
American
[good-muhn]
/ ˈgʊd mən /
noun
goodman
1
British
/ ˈɡʊdmən /
noun
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a husband
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a man not of gentle birth: used as a title
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a master of a household
Goodman
2
British
/ ˈɡʊdmən /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of goodman
Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at good, -man
Example Sentences
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Outside stood the goodman by the barn door, threshing.
From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen
"And I am for goodman Thorne's," said another; and so the party separated.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
What goodman boy, I say he shall, go too.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
Goodman Asquith had fain pick a bit of dinner in the precincts; The Harcourt watcheth him with rolling eye, And goodman Asquith shivereth.
From Outlook Odes by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
"Oh yes," replied the goodman, "but at table, it is late and we will sup."
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Spiegfried Kohn
Norman Goodman, 75, said that from childhood he felt more like a girl than a boy, and told his parents that he wanted to be female.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That said, Goodman said that for people with more limited savings, if they have to spend down principal in order to delay, that might be limiting.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Mr. Goodman writes about the job of White House counsel:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Soon, the fun fan shot was replaced by one of those grim before-and-after shots: An obese Goodman in his 30s and the slimmer Goodman in his 70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is an electric guitar - an instrument invented in 1931 - played by a twenty-three-year-old African- American from Oklahoma, Charlie Christian, who co-wrote the song with Goodman.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
So we scattered and covered ourselves with the oak-boles, but besides Iron-shield, who was slain outright, two goodmen were sorely hurt, to wit Bald-face, a man of our house, and Stonyford of the Lower Dale.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
Ho, Phyllis and Kate and bonny Nell Come hither, and buffet the goodmen well, An they gather not for hall and hearth, Fair bays to grace the evening mirth.
From In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World by Harrison S. (Harrison Smith) Morris
Moreover the goodmen and swains of the said township were no ill folk, but bold of heart, free of speech, and goodly of favour; and the women of them fair, kind, and trusty.
From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris
Saw the Westmilne house, the goodmen wheirof ware Boswels.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall
Pleasant it is to think of the church appearance of the Puritan goodmen and goodwives.
From Sabbath in Puritan New England by Alice Morse Earle
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