Definition of "Sherman"

An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.  examples

An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.  examples

An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

Any of a number of places in the United States of America:

1. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.  examples

2. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.  examples

5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.  examples

8. A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.  examples

11. A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.  examples

12. A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.  examples

13. A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.  examples

14. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.  examples

15. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.  examples

16. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.  examples

17. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.  examples

18. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.  examples

19. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.  examples

20. A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.  examples

21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.  examples

(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.  quotations  examples