Synonyms of gatekeeper

gatekeeper

noun

ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• janitor
• porter
• doorman
• doorkeeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gatekeeper

The old lanes of gossip dissemination, like tabloid journalism and celebrity-interest television, are largely obsolete now, eliminating the need for gatekeepers and preordained authors of cultural fiction. — Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

At Netflix, Bühler made a reputation as a key gatekeeper in the local film market, and was behind the streamer’s involvement in the Oscar-winning war movie All Quiet on the Western Front. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Standard Oil had become the gatekeeper to the free flow of oil. — Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Harbach spent a decade writing it; it was turned down by umpteen literary gatekeepers; eventually, one plucky young agent took a chance on it, and a bidding war ensued. — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026