Sherman

See also: sherman

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mən

Proper noun

Sherman (plural Shermans)

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

Proper noun

Sherman

1. Any of a number of places in the United States of America:
   1. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
   2. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
   5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
   6. An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
   7. An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
   8. A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
   9. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
   10. An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
   11. A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
   12. A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
   13. A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
   14. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
   15. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
   16. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
   17. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
   18. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
   19. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
   20. A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
   21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.

Derived terms

• Sherman County
• Shermanesque
• Shermanite
• Sherman necktie
• Sherman statement

Noun

Sherman (plural Shermans)

1. (historical) A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II.
2. (informal) An official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement.
   • 2006, Dan Margulis, Professional Photoshop:

     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.

Translations

army tank

• German: Sherman m, Sherman-Panzer m
• Marathi: शेर्मन (śerman)

Anagrams

• Ehrmans, Hamners, Harmsen, Hermans, Hersman, Rehmans