sherman meaning and definition

SHERMAN noun

Definition of Sherman (noun)

1. 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
2. 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
3. a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
   • synonyms: Mount Sherman
4. a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border