Sherman
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/
Proper noun
Sherman (plural Shermans)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
- An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
- An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Proper noun
Sherman
- Places in the United States of America:
- A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Cherokee County, Kansas.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Grant County, Kentucky.
- A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Wexford County, Michigan.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in McLeod County, Minnesota.
- A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Grant County, New Mexico.
- A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
- A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.
Derived terms
- Sherman County
- Shermanesque
- Sherman necktie
- Sherman statement
- Shermanite
Noun
Sherman (plural Shermans)
- (historical) A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II.
- (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.
- 2006, Dan Margulis, Professional Photoshop
Translations
army tank
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Anagrams
- Ehrmans, Hamners, Harmsen, Hermans, Hersman, Rehmans