gateman

[ geyt-muh n, -man ]

/ ˈgeɪt mən, -ˌmæn /

a gatekeeper.

Origin of gateman

First recorded in 1790–1800; gate¹ + man¹

It will be perfectly clear to the gateman that you came in in some improper way.

Ethel Morton at Chautauqua |Mabell S. C. Smith
Were you not told that you should leave cameras of all kinds with the gateman?

Bob Hunt in Canada |George W. Orton
My friend, a gateman at one of the dock stations, had just gone home, and was sitting down to his tea.

Nights in London |Thomas Burke
"Miss Carrillo asks that you be directed to her dressing room," the gateman said.

Spring Street |James H. Richardson

Gateman: Sure I seen him myself going out the gate a while ago.

Three Wonder Plays |Lady I. A. Gregory