"Shearer" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See Shearer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃʲeːˌɹa/
Head templates: {{head|jam|proper noun|head=}} Shearer, {{jam-proper noun}} Shearer
  1. A surname; Shearer. Synonyms: shearer
    Sense id: en-Shearer-jam-name-Y2OTa4in Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʲeːˌɹa/ Forms: Shearer dem [plural], Shearer [quantified]
Etymology: A portrait of former Prime Minister of Jamaica Hugh Shearer is printed on the obverse, hence the term. Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=Shearer}} Shearer, {{jam-noun}} Shearer (plural Shearer dem, quantified Shearer)
  1. (slang) A J$5,000 banknote. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Money Related terms: bills, Concorde, Manley, Nanny
    Sense id: en-Shearer-jam-noun-6IUJoG4Q Disambiguation of Money: 38 62 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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