as in janitors
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 gatekeepers
Traditional gatekeepers like journalists, clinicians, academics, and researchers no longer control access to information.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
In relation to the suppliers of scientific content—scientists and scientific institutions—science journalists act as gatekeepers.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Finding Your Audience Theatrical windows, streaming gatekeepers, algorithmic feeds — the traditional path to audiences is getting harder to navigate, and more filmmakers are charting their own course.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Our choices are not old gatekeepers or infinite algorithmic slop.
—Hank Green, Time, 7 May 2026
Creators can now speak directly to their fans, without the bottleneck of gatekeepers.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 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
Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
In relation to the suppliers of scientific content—scientists and scientific institutions—science journalists act as gatekeepers.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Finding Your Audience Theatrical windows, streaming gatekeepers, algorithmic feeds — the traditional path to audiences is getting harder to navigate, and more filmmakers are charting their own course.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Our choices are not old gatekeepers or infinite algorithmic slop.
—Hank Green, Time, 7 May 2026
Creators can now speak directly to their fans, without the bottleneck of gatekeepers.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeepers
Noun
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While teachers unions have gotten the most attention, the law also affects many other public sector unions, including those that represent bus drivers, janitors, cafeteria workers and maintenance workers.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Participants included janitors, security officers, airport workers and stadium employees affiliated with SEIU-United Service Workers West, along with a coalition of labor unions, civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups and faith leaders.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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More people meant more supplies, more waste, and greater pressure on guides, porters and workers; issues spotlighted by viral photos of traffic jams high on the mountain.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 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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“Gatekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeepers. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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