English Explanatory Dictionary

goodman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
  2. A husband; the master of a house or family.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama.
  5. A town in Holmes County, Mississippi.
  6. A city in McDonald County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʊd.mən/

Word forms

goodman goodmen gomman gudeman Goodmans

Etymology

From Middle English godeman, equivalent to good + man.

Derived words

Goodman and Kruskal's gamma Goodman and Kruskal's lambda Goodmans Ford
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