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

The production, which originated at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre before Broadway, eventually made its way to L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre.

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Mr. Goodman is president of the Goodman Institute of Policy Research and a senior fellow at the Independent Institute.

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Goodman, who was always known as the toughest judge on the panel, got a special segment as well — one that left judge Bruno Tonioli near tears.

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For six seasons on “Better Call Saul,” AMC’s hit prequel spinoff to “Breaking Bad” that told the backstory of Walter White’s smarmy lawyer Saul Goodman a.k.a.

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The fan-favorite type A lawyer with a perfectly-positioned ponytail was McGill/Goodman’s principled but increasingly conflicted girlfriend who got caught up in his elaborate schemes and paid a price for his crimes.

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