See also: sherman

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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.

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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.

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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.

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