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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