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Sherman

sher·man

UK/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/ US/ˈʃɜrmʌn/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

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)

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2.

American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)

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3.

a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • Sherman County
  • Sherman necktie
  • Sherman statement
  • Sherman Township

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