shearman

See also: Shearman

English

Etymology

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

Noun

shearman (plural shearmen)

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

Alternative forms

• shearsman

References

• “shearman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.