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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The family patriarch, Rudi, tries to convince the other homeowners in the community that Tomás, the gatekeeper, is to blame and should be fired.
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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
The biggest acts, like Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle, came up in an era of major networks and powerful industry gatekeepers.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The financial system today relies on banks as the gatekeepers to do that.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
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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
The biggest acts, like Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle, came up in an era of major networks and powerful industry gatekeepers.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The financial system today relies on banks as the gatekeepers to do that.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 31 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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