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
In the beginning, all Sarah McLachlan wanted was to prove to music industry gatekeepers that female artists could sell concert tickets.
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Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
For decades, brands have been the arbiters and gatekeepers of style.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Digital ethicists and algorithm auditors are the new gatekeepers.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As social media continues to replace traditional gatekeepers, both companies and users share responsibility for what circulates online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, however, lie existential questions for ailing auction houses, mega-galleries and the other traditional gatekeepers of collecting.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
This panel brings together influencer marketers, artists, and creators to explore the new gatekeepers of music discovery.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
For decades, brands have been the arbiters and gatekeepers of style.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Digital ethicists and algorithm auditors are the new gatekeepers.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As social media continues to replace traditional gatekeepers, both companies and users share responsibility for what circulates online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, however, lie existential questions for ailing auction houses, mega-galleries and the other traditional gatekeepers of collecting.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
This panel brings together influencer marketers, artists, and creators to explore the new gatekeepers of music discovery.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatekeepers
Noun
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The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.—
Emma McNamee,
Twin Cities,
9 Sep. 2025
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And there is good reason companies still employ janitors to sweep floors despite the invention of the Roomba and commercial versions of robotic sweepers like Avidbots’ Neo.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Before beginning the ascent, Wyatt and Hofland met about a dozen hikers at the base of the mountain, as well as a dozen more guides or porters.—
Barbie Porter,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Gatekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeepers. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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