gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one that tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
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Examples of gatekeeper in a Sentence
those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope
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But this cynicism only works for cultural gatekeepers and naïve filmgoers who have no moral foundation or sense of movie history.
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Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
The cases have captured the public’s attention in part because Combs was such an influential executive and gatekeeper in music and fashion, yet one who had long been the subject of allegations of violence, including arrests.
—Anna North, Vox, 20 May 2024
Ivanti's Connect Secure, a VPN appliance often abbreviated as ICS, functions as a gatekeeper that allows authorized devices to connect.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
If those Gallic gatekeepers hadn’t been annoyed with Triet, then France might not have submitted The Taste of Things over Anatomy of a Fall.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
The cases have captured the public’s attention in part because Combs was such an influential executive and gatekeeper in music and fashion, yet one who had long been the subject of allegations of violence, including arrests.
—Anna North, Vox, 20 May 2024
Ivanti's Connect Secure, a VPN appliance often abbreviated as ICS, functions as a gatekeeper that allows authorized devices to connect.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
If those Gallic gatekeepers hadn’t been annoyed with Triet, then France might not have submitted The Taste of Things over Anatomy of a Fall.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gatekeeper
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gatekeeper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
1
: a person who tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
Medical Definition
gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: a health-care professional (as a primary care physician) who regulates access especially to hospitals and specialists
managed care plans rely on a designated physician gatekeeper to orchestrate and control the health care of its enrollees—E. A. Halm et al.
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