shearman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
  2. One whose occupation is to shear sheep.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

shearman shearmen shearsman Shearmans

Etymology

From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

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