gatekeeper

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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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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