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Sherman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (historical) A 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.
2. (informal) An 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. 2006, Dan Margulis, Professional Photoshop:

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Synonyms

Shermanesque · Shermanesque statement · M4 Sherman · M4 · M4 tank · M4 medium tank · M4 Sherman tank · Medium Tank, M4 · M4 Medium Tank · Sherman statement · Sherman tank

Translations (3)

de Sherman-Panzer (army tank) · mr शेर्मन (army tank) · de Sherman (army tank)

Sherman en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
2. A surname ▸ An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
3. A surname ▸ An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
6. A surname ▸ An Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
8. A male given name transferred from the surname.
9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
23. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
24. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
25. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Sherman County: A number of counties in the United States
    alt of Sherman County
26. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Sherman Township: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.
    alt of Sherman Township

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Deriveds

Sherman statement · Sherman Township · Shermanite · Shermanesque · Sherman County · Sherman necktie