goodman

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡʊd.mən/

Definition of goodman

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Scotland, archaic)A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
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noun

  1. (Scotland, archaic)A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
  2. (Scotland, historical)A husband; the master of a house or family.
    “Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey.”
    “‘The gudeman,—he's done with t' paper, and you'll keep it for good and all.’”
    “The centre of the kitchen was the well-caumed fireside, the saut girnel in the jambs, the goodman's seat between the lowe and the candle, and pussy bawdrons not far from the warmth of the ace.”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. A place in the United States:
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Etymology

From Middle English godeman, equivalent to good + man.

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