Sherman

proper nounproper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən//

A surname An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.

proper noun

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A surname An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
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A surname An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
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A surname An Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

proper noun

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A number of places in the United States: A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
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Variant of Sherman CountyA number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Sherman County: A number of counties in the United States
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Variant of Sherman TownshipA number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Sherman Township: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.

noun

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historicalA Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.
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informalAn official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement. Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman, who famously refused.
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.

Forms

plural: Shermans

sheriff · (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office,…Sheriff · An English surname originating as an occupation.Sherlock · An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Sherman · A surname An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.

sherry · A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain,…Sherry · A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a…Sherwood · An English habitational surname from Old English derived from…

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