gateman
Americannoun
plural
gatemenEtymology
Origin of gateman
Example Sentences
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Everyone at the pit top from the gateman to the engine driver greeted him as though he were a friend and brother.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2015
"What kind of a trip did you have?" a Grand Central gateman asks the 20th Century's conductor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three Communist soldiers brushed aside the Embassy's gateman, tramped into the ambassador's bedroom, awakened him rudely, prowled around, then left.
From Time Magazine Archive
ASI director general C. Babu Rajeev says monument protection is often reduced to a single gateman for several sites.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Come now, if you don’t have a reason, you must at least have an explanation or certainly an excuse,” interrupted the gateman.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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