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Goodman vs Badman - What's the difference?

goodman | badman |

As nouns the difference between goodman and badman

is that goodman is a familiar appellation of civility while badman is (historical|us) a violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the old west days of us history.

goodman

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (dialectal)

Noun

(goodmen)
  • A familiar appellation of civility.
  • A husband; the master of a house or family.

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    badman

    English

    Noun

    (badmen)
  • (historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.
    • Billy the Kid was a badman

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