as in janitor
a person who tends a door
those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope
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Recent Examples of gatekeeper
Insurers must shift from being gatekeepers to becoming true partners in health.
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
More specifically, the two gatekeepers are tasked with preventing whatever evil lurks at the bottom of the ravine from getting out into the world.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
The family patriarch, Rudi, tries to convince the other homeowners in the community that Tomás, the gatekeeper, is to blame and should be fired.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
While her untraditional approach has engendered backlash from genre gatekeepers, Laufey has learned to embrace opposition.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
More specifically, the two gatekeepers are tasked with preventing whatever evil lurks at the bottom of the ravine from getting out into the world.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
The family patriarch, Rudi, tries to convince the other homeowners in the community that Tomás, the gatekeeper, is to blame and should be fired.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
While her untraditional approach has engendered backlash from genre gatekeepers, Laufey has learned to embrace opposition.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gatekeeper
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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