Meanings
plural Gellmans
- A surname from German.
As Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman showed in his brilliant biography, Cheney deployed his masterful knowledge of policymaking to exert influence at all levels of government.
2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN
Origin
- GermanGellmann
- EnglishGellman
Borrowed from German Gellmann.
More words from German
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Gellman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gellman
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