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
Bates believes judges, after hearing from attorneys on both sides, should be responsible for these decisions, rather than DJS acting as the primary gatekeeper.
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Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
President Trump stood up to these legacy media gatekeepers and now their business models are falling apart.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
And stepping back, this broader dynamic, once President Trump has exposed these media gatekeepers and smashed this façade, there’s a lot of consequences.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And stepping back, this broader dynamic, once President Trump has exposed these media gatekeepers and smashed this facade, there’s a lot of consequences.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
President Trump stood up to these legacy media gatekeepers and now their business models are falling apart.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
And stepping back, this broader dynamic, once President Trump has exposed these media gatekeepers and smashed this façade, there’s a lot of consequences.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And stepping back, this broader dynamic, once President Trump has exposed these media gatekeepers and smashed this facade, there’s a lot of consequences.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeeper
Noun
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Peter Dinklage stars as Winston Gooze, a janitor who gets transformed into a grotesque mutant after a bizarre accident.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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But with Winston’s newfound powers as the Toxic Avenger, Garbinger soon comes to regret his decision to neglect the janitor-turned-superhero who dispatches of the bad guys in particularly gruesome ways.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is a black IPA, relying heavily on the roasted malts more typically used in porters and stouts.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For a wedge salad, try an IPA, a porter or a stout, but not an imperial one.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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