Home › Words › S › sheathersheather/ˈʃiː.θə/sheather means A surname originating as an occupation.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sheather ranks #16,749 of 42,762 for Qualifying.sheather is pronounced /ˈʃiː.θə/.EtymologyFrom sheather, an occupational surname for a maker of scabbards.nameA surname originating as an occupation.nounOne who makes sheaths.One who sheathes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).