gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one that tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
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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Monitoring the health of presidents has long been a difficult enterprise, back to the disabling stroke that Woodrow Wilson suffered in 1919; his wife became his gatekeeper.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Building access is about forming genuine connections with other influencers, thought leaders and gatekeepers who already command attention.
—John Knotts, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Museum gatekeepers and transporters are her true cosmopolitan peers.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
The surest sign, perhaps, of the business’s increasing irrelevance is its dependence on the kind of social-media star power its gatekeepers still don’t fully understand.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Building access is about forming genuine connections with other influencers, thought leaders and gatekeepers who already command attention.
—John Knotts, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Museum gatekeepers and transporters are her true cosmopolitan peers.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
The surest sign, perhaps, of the business’s increasing irrelevance is its dependence on the kind of social-media star power its gatekeepers still don’t fully understand.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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 30 May. 2025.
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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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