Sherman

plural Shermans

1. A surname
   1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
   2. An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
   3. An Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
   2. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
   5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
   6. An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
   7. An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
   8. A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
   9. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
   10. An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
   11. A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
   12. A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
   13. A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
   14. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
   15. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
   16. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
   17. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
   18. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
   19. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
   20. A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
   21. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sherman County: A number of counties in the United States
   22. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sherman Township: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.

plural Shermans

1. historicalA Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.

   Synonyms: Sherman tank, M4, M4 Sherman, M4 Sherman tank, M4 tank, M4 medium tank, Medium Tank, M4, M4 Medium Tank

2. informalAn official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement. Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman, who famously refused.

   A lot of photographers nominated the printers, who promptly pulled a Sherman. Granted, some printers, typically of the smaller variety or those who had existing departments, answered their party's call. More did not.

   2006, Dan Margulis, Professional Photoshop

   Synonyms: Shermanesque, Shermanesque statement, Sherman statement