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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Alternative forms
1.3
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English
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Etymology
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From
Middle English
schereman
,
scherman
; equivalent to
shear
+
-man
.
Noun
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shearman
(
plural
shearmen
)
One whose occupation is to
shear
cloth.
One whose occupation is to
shear
sheep.
Alternative forms
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shearsman
References
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“
shearman
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.
Categories
:
English terms inherited from Middle English
English terms derived from Middle English
English terms suffixed with -man
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
English nouns with irregular plurals