shearman

See also: Shearman

English

Etymology

From Middle English sherman; equivalent to shear +‎ -man.

Noun

shearman (plural shearmen)

  1. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.

References
  • shearman in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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