goodman

¹

[good-muhn]

noun

Archaic.

plural

goodmen 

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.

Goodman

²

[good-muhn]

noun

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

goodman

¹

/ ˈɡʊdmən /

noun

1. a husband

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

3. a master of a household

Goodman

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goodman¹

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; good, -man

Example Sentences

Actor John Goodman has officially sold his longtime home in New Orleans—but was forced to cut close to $1.5 million from his original asking price to secure a buyer.

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Goodman, 73, initially put his historic property on the market in February of this year, listing the four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom abode for $5.45 million.

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Now, Realtor.com can reveal that Goodman has closed on the sale, offloading the home for the much lower price of $4 million.

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The “Roseanne” star still walks away with a significant profit from the sale of the home, which he and his wife, Anna Beth Goodman, purchased for $1.8 million in 2005.

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It’s unclear whether Goodman has already purchased a new home in Louisiana, the state that he moved to in 1989 to “get away from Los Angeles.”

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Related Words

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