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
Finally, there’s Trump, the politician-broker who, as gatekeeper, gains tribute — call it political currency — from both groups.
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Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Often, these teams are the gatekeepers to future opportunities within the organization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The days when publishers acted as exclusive gatekeepers were fading fast.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
The justices noted that if patients don’t have the power to sue over their preferred provider, states could act as gatekeepers and defund providers for any arbitrary reason.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Often, these teams are the gatekeepers to future opportunities within the organization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The days when publishers acted as exclusive gatekeepers were fading fast.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
The justices noted that if patients don’t have the power to sue over their preferred provider, states could act as gatekeepers and defund providers for any arbitrary reason.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gatekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeeper
Noun
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Peter Dinklage plays the title role, a janitor who becomes a CEO-fighting vigilante after falling into toxic waste and transforming into a mutant with superhuman size and strength.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
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My mom was a janitor, my father was a trash man, my grandmother served food for 25 years for the community.—
Isaiah Mikhail,
Essence,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Oertel learned all the jobs in the house, from porter to mechanic, cashier to cook, and everything in between.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Don’t miss the Coconut Hiwa porter, made with toasted coconut, and Pineapple Mana wheat beer.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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