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
The commission believes that there are too many experiences on Android that only work with Google’s Gemini AI, and as a gatekeeper, Google must change that.
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Citizen journalism was heralded as an opportunity for nonprofessionals to participate in the creation and selection of news content, upending journalists’ roles as gatekeepers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Conway was part of a new generation of talent that flooded the comic book industry in the late 1960s and early ’70s, among the aspiring writers and artists who grew up loving the art form and becoming nerdy fans, unlike the industry’s then-gatekeepers.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
The global micro-drama surge is also the story of a predominantly female audience, hungry for romance and fantasy, sidestepping legacy gatekeepers.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Citizen journalism was heralded as an opportunity for nonprofessionals to participate in the creation and selection of news content, upending journalists’ roles as gatekeepers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Conway was part of a new generation of talent that flooded the comic book industry in the late 1960s and early ’70s, among the aspiring writers and artists who grew up loving the art form and becoming nerdy fans, unlike the industry’s then-gatekeepers.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
The global micro-drama surge is also the story of a predominantly female audience, hungry for romance and fantasy, sidestepping legacy gatekeepers.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gatekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeeper
Noun
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As janitor fish are edible in some countries, concerns over heavy metal contamination mean they won't be immediately approved for consumption in Jakarta.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To provide nutrition for them, offer nectar-producing blooms such as zinnias, porter weed, lantanas, Turk’s cap, shrimp plant, Mexican honeysuckle and pentas.—
Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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