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
Modern CISOs—no longer just gatekeepers of firewalls and threat feeds—are expected to operate as technical experts and strategic leaders.
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Steve Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The community’s festive send-off identifies this as an important rite of passage, though the gatekeeper reminds Spike that no rescuers or search parties will be sent after colonists that fail to return.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
It's directed at the gatekeepers—the ones who shape discourse and decide whose pain is worthy of acknowledgment.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Harvey Weinstein was a wealthy Hollywood gatekeeper, a titan of movies and television for decades.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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Steve Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The community’s festive send-off identifies this as an important rite of passage, though the gatekeeper reminds Spike that no rescuers or search parties will be sent after colonists that fail to return.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
It's directed at the gatekeepers—the ones who shape discourse and decide whose pain is worthy of acknowledgment.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Harvey Weinstein was a wealthy Hollywood gatekeeper, a titan of movies and television for decades.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gatekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeeper
Noun
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Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The only hint of the hotel was a porter who greeted me before my bag was swiftly exchanged for a glass of champagne at check-in.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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Hotels, recognizing that need, developed a person for the job: porters to move luggage.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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