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)
"The Goodman's groundbreaking 1934 tour broke racial barriers by featuring both Black and White musicians in his pioneering swing orchestra."
A familiar appellation of civility.
"He greeted his neighbor with a polite nod and a simple goodmorning, though he never used the title Goodman in their daily exchanges."
In plain English: A goodman is an old-fashioned way of saying a man, especially when he owns his own home or business.
"The old couple were often seen walking together in their neighborhood, much to everyone's admiration as a local goodman and his wife."
A surname.
"The Goodmans are moving to a new house next door."
The word goodman comes from Middle English, where it was originally a straightforward combination of the words good and man. It entered modern usage as a term for a respectable married male or head of a household rather than simply meaning "a good person."