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gatemen

gatemen is the plural of gateman.

Meaning of gateman

Noun

gateman (plural gatemen)

  1. A gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate.
    • The cars built before 1913 had clerestory roofs, after the American style, and also were provided with gates and end vestibule platforms requiring gatemen.1951 January, “The Inner Circle and its Rolling Stock”, in Railway Magazine, page 59

Questions about gatemen

What is gatemen the plural of?
Gatemen is the plural of gateman.

Words near gatemen in the dictionary

  1. gatelines
  2. gatelite
  3. Gately
  4. Gatelys
  5. gateman
  6. gatemen
  7. gatepeople
  8. gateperson
  9. gatepersons
  10. gatepier
  11. gatepiers

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