gateman

[geyt-muhn, -man]

noun

plural

gatemen 

1. a gatekeeper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gateman¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; gate ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Five of the last six No. 1 overall picks were Cape alums, including LSU right-hander and former Gateman Paul Skenes, who was picked by Pittsburgh last month.

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Olanna was sitting on Mohammed’s veranda, drinking chilled rice milk, laughing at the delicious cold trickle down her throat, at the stickiness on her lips, when the gateman appeared and asked to speak to Mohammed.

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You could stand at the Snapdragon Bakery & Cafe on Vashon Island for hours, reading the shopping lists that Madi Gateman has turned to art — an exhibit called “Lists & Lights” that tells the story of this community through discarded scraps of paper describing individual needs and worries and wants.

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This is all of us together,’ ” said Gateman, 21.

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Bea Freese, who retired from the Thriftway last month after 19 years, used to save lists for Gateman.

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