Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Goodman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goodman \Good"man\, n. [Good + man]
1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to ``My
friend'', ``Good sir'', ``Mister;'' -- sometimes used
ironically. [Obs.]
With you, goodman boy, an you please. --Shak.
2. A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used
in speaking familiarly. [Archaic] --Chaucer.
Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is
the guest-chamber ? --Mark xiv.
14.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Goodman
n : 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)
[syn: {Goodman}, {Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman},
{the King of Swing}]
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