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- Middle English · inherited fromschereman
- English todayshearman
From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishschereman all →
Sherman
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shearman
Today it means: One whose occupation is to shear cloth. Full definition →
Middle English schereman