Synonyms of gatekeepers

gatekeepers

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• janitors
• porters
• doorkeepers
• doormen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gatekeepers

The third principle is that the gatekeepers built a system that is optimized for their outcomes, not yours. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Regulators are both being transformed by AI and acting as the gatekeepers deciding how much of its gains reach the financial industry. — Matthew White, Fortune, 7 July 2026

And the social-media platform is the only way to understand how all of those normal gatekeepers have been swept aside. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Her growth came from a deliberate refusal to build through gatekeepers first. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

And some of American soccer's gatekeepers don't seem very happy about it. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

That’s right about the time the big decision may be made by Bond’s new gatekeepers, producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman — along with Villeneuve and Amazon MGM brass. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Lenders, brokers and title companies act as informal gatekeepers when people purchase a home using a mortgage. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

The cost lands on parents with fewer resources who absorb the message and give their children names that employers, teachers and gatekeepers may treat differently. — Rob Henderson, Washington Post, 21 June 2026