Sherman

/ˈʃʌrmən/

Other forms: Shermans

Definitions of Sherman

1. noun

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

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   American Revolutionary leader

   a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
2. noun

   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)
   synonyms: William Tecumseh Sherman

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   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank
3. noun

   a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
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   town

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
4. noun

   a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
   synonyms: Mount Sherman

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   mountain peak

   the summit of a mountain