A person, typically male, who makes an entry or entries, especially in official records, contests, or formal registrations.
From entry (en- + -try, from French 'entrée' meaning entrance) + -man (suffix for male persons). This compound emerged in the 19th-20th centuries as formal record-keeping and competitive events required naming the person responsible for registering entries.
Entryman is a perfect example of how English used '-man' for professions before we developed gender-neutral terms—today we'd say 'entry clerk' or 'registrar,' but the word still appears in historical documents and specialized fields!
Occupational terms with -man suffix historically defaulted to male reference, erasing women's participation in the role even when present.
Use gender-neutral term or specify role without gender reference.
["entry worker","entry-level employee","entry staff"]
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