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Sherman

  • /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mən

Where it comes from

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

proper noun 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 surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

proper noun

  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. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sherman County: A number of counties in the United States
  22. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sherman Township: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.

noun Shermans

  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.

    Similar: Sherman tank, M4, M4 Sherman, M4 Sherman tank, M4 tank, M4 medium tank, Medium Tank, M4, M4 Medium Tank

  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.

    Similar: Shermanesque, Shermanesque statement, Sherman statement

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soft, pok, panzer, fortress, dreadnought, afv, landship, tank, behemoth, ironclad, juggernaut, goliath, leviathan, warwagon, mbt, landcruiser

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noun army tank

DeutschSherman, Sherman-Panzer

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@misc{sherman_2026,
  title = {Sherman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sherman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}