Goodman

UK: /ˈɡʊdmən/ US: (gŏŏd′mən)

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Goodman / ˈɡʊdmən/ noun

1. Benny, full name Benjamin David Goodman. 1909–86, US jazz clarinet player and bandleader, whose treatment of popular songs created the jazz idiom known as swing

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good•man  (gŏŏd′mən), n., pl. -men. [Archaic.]

1. the master of a household;
   husband.
2. (cap.) a title of respect used for a man below the rank of gentleman, esp. a farmer or yeoman.

• 1125–75; Middle English; see good, -man

Good•man  (gŏŏd′mən), n. 

1. Biographical Benjamin David ("Benny''), 1909–86, U.S. jazz clarinetist and bandleader.

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goodman / ˈɡʊdmən/ noun ( -men)

1. a husband
2. a man not of gentle birth: used as a title
3. a master of a household