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Goodyear

Goodyear

2 6.8
A family name used by people, for example the inventor Charles Goodyear
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡʊdɪˌjɪr/
translation icon : Goodyear
  • Permission, Mr. Goodyear.

It's hosted by Dana Goodyear, who is a New Yorker writer.

Examples

  • And if I can't help, I know that Mr. Goodyear will.

    Scum (1979)

  • - Tea, Mr. Goodyear?

    Scum (1979)

  • I mean, now you take Mr. Goodyear.

    Scum (1979)

  • I am sorry, Mr. Goodyear.

    Blog text (28)

  • Answer Mr. Goodyear, lad.

    Scum (1979)

  • It's hosted by Dana Goodyear, who is a New Yorker writer.

    Rich Roll

  • Charles Goodyear, who learned how to make India rubber into an industrial product, and Leo Baekeland were the first chemists to be inducted.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Senator Goodyear spoke passionately about the importance of education reform.

  • During the ceremony, Charlie Goodyear received an award for his contributions to science.

  • The legacy of Goodyear is forever linked to the invention of vulcanized rubber.

Compounds

Goodyear blimp
1 3.6

A large advertising aircraft that flies slowly over events

Surface Forms

Goodyear main

Morphology

Goodyear = good + year (opaque) = good + year

As a family name, its status is that of an inherited proper noun rather than a literal compound 'good' + 'year'.

Etymology

Goodyear is an English family name made of good + year, so a helpful way to remember it is to think 'a good year' or a lucky harvest. The name became famous because of Charles Goodyear, who discovered a way to make rubber strong and flexible.