good·man \ˈgu̇dmən\noun (pluralgoodmen) Etymology: Middle English, from good + man 1. a.chiefly archaic & dialect: the head of a family or household : husband b.chiefly dialect: innkeeper, landlord 2.often capitalized, archaic: mister — usually used with a surname < the roof on Goodman Hodge's barn — John Gay > 3.archaic Scotland: a well-to-do yeoman : a man of property