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Definition of Goodman
1. Noun. United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986).
Generic synonyms: Bandleader, Clarinetist, Clarinettist
Definition of Goodman
1. n. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "My friend", "Good sir", "Mister;" -- sometimes used ironically.
Definition of Goodman
1. Noun. (archaic or dialectal) A familiar appellation of civility. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic or dialectal) A husband; the master of a house or family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goodman
1. the master of a household [n GOODMEN]
Medical Definition of Goodman
1. 1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "My friend", "Good sir", "Mister;" sometimes used ironically. "With you, goodman boy, an you please." (Shak) 2. A husband; the master of a house or family; often used in speaking familiarly. "Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is the guest-chamber ?" (Mark xiv. 14) In the early colonial records of new England, the term goodman is frequently used as a title of designation, sometimes in a respectful manner, to denote a person whose first name was not known, or when it was not desired to use that name; in this use it was nearly equivalent to Mr. This use was doubtless brought with the first settlers from England. Origin: Good + man. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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