gatekeepers

plural of gatekeeper
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 Today, even the gatekeepers are gone, or have turned into paywalls. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 LegitScript, a private, for-profit company, is among the most powerful gatekeepers in selling health services online. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Migration Of Power​ Through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, mainstream attention was funneled through a remarkably small number of gatekeepers. — Julia Ruttner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 If it could be sustained, such a strategy would make Iran and its regional partner de facto gatekeepers for trillions of dollars’ worth of trade each year. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 When the images had gatekeepers In 2001, major media outlets mostly controlled the images that were transmitted to the public. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 But if the new player council takes hold, the shadow maverick may have helped force the sport’s gatekeepers to pull up a seat at the table, then made his own seat unnecessary. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Chicago should make sure its most powerful gatekeepers are not making that market less free. — Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 These gatekeepers understand that working-class people have a harder time running for office. — Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeepers
Noun
  • Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • People got jobs quickly, Sy said, at warehouses and factories, as janitors, stocking and packing for big-box stores.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Browns Brown ales and porters, while not as dark as black stouts, are strikingly dark compared with almost every other style.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Innkeepers may be pressed into service, or drivers, porters, errand boys or grooms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Gatekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeepers. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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