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Sherman

//ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
  2. 2
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  3. 3
    An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
  4. 4
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor.
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  1. 6
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
  2. 7
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 8
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
  4. 9
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  5. 10
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
  6. 11
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
  8. 13
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  9. 14
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
  10. 15
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
  11. 16
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  12. 17
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
  13. 18
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
  14. 19
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  15. 20
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  16. 21
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  17. 22
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
  18. 23
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  19. 24
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
  20. 25
    Any of a number of places in the United States of America:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II. historical
  2. 2
    An official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement. informal

    "A lot of photographers nominated the printers, who promptly pulled a Sherman. Granted, some printers, typically of the smaller variety or those who had existing departments, answered their party's call. More did not."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

Etymology 2

Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

Etymology 3

Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

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