Definition of Sherman

1. Noun. United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891).

Exact synonyms: William Tecumseh Sherman
Generic synonyms: Full General, General

2. Noun. American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793).
Exact synonyms: Roger Sherman
Generic synonyms: American Revolutionary Leader

3. Noun. A peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high).
Exact synonyms: Mount Sherman
Group relationships: Centennial State, Co, Colorado
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak

4. Noun. A town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border.
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Lone-star State, Texas, Tx

Definition of Sherman

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English occupational from=Middle English dot=) for a sheep-shearer. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname A=An American from=German dot=) derived from the (etyl de) Schuermann. ¹

3. Proper noun. An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor. ¹

4. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) derived from the surnames. ¹

5. Proper noun. A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sherman

Shenton's line
Shenyang
Shenzhen
Sheol
Shepard
Shepard scale
Shepard tone
Shepherd's fracture
Sheraton
Sheremetyevo
Sheri
Sheridan
Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlockian
Sherman
Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2
Sherman-Munsell unit
Sherman unit
Shermanesque
Sherpa
Sherpur District
Sherri
Sherrington
Sherrington's law
Sherrington phenomenon
Sherry
Sherwood
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Forest

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