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gateman

noun
gate·man | \-ˌman\
plural gatemen

Definition of gateman 

1 : a man who tends a gate especially : one who checks and supervises the traffic that flows through a gate

2 : an attendant at a railroad grade crossing who bars traffic from the crossing when a train approaches

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