name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
2. 2
   One whose occupation is to shear sheep.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

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