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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At the time, the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, acted as a theatrical gatekeeper, approving all new plays before they were staged.
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E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Tailor your resume to pass AI filters, showcase impact over rigid qualifications, address hiring biases, and leverage networking to get past gatekeepers.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The longtime James Bond producer and gatekeeper was joined by three top Amazon MGM Studios executives — Jennifer Salke, Courtenay Valenti and Julie Rapaport — for a night that also included dinner and shop talk.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
But the battlefield for me is the rarefied air of the gatekeepers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Tailor your resume to pass AI filters, showcase impact over rigid qualifications, address hiring biases, and leverage networking to get past gatekeepers.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The longtime James Bond producer and gatekeeper was joined by three top Amazon MGM Studios executives — Jennifer Salke, Courtenay Valenti and Julie Rapaport — for a night that also included dinner and shop talk.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
But the battlefield for me is the rarefied air of the gatekeepers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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