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gatetender

gatetender noun: the person in charge of a floodgate.

Noun

gatetender (plural gatetenders)

  1. The person in charge of a floodgate.

Forms of gatetender

pluralgatetenders

Origin of gatetender

From gate + tender.

Questions about gatetender

What does gatetender mean?
Gatetender means the person in charge of a floodgate.
What part of speech is gatetender?
Gatetender is a noun.
What is the plural of gatetender?
The plural of gatetender is gatetenders.

Words near gatetender in the dictionary

  1. Gateses
  2. Gateshead
  3. Gatesian
  4. Gateside
  5. Gatesville
  6. gatetender
  7. gatetenders
  8. gateward
  9. gatewards
  10. gateware
  11. gateway

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