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

Also an actor, writer, and producer, Elia is someone who has consistently found ways to create on his own terms, rather than waiting on approval from gatekeepers. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026

Some of the key gatekeepers include your key formation documents and Employer Identification Number (EIN). —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

There are gatekeepers, and there are soul partners. —Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

The Supreme Court had agreed to consider the case last year, taking on a years-long legal battle between the major record labels and the internet provider, with the labels saying internet gatekeepers should be held responsible for their users’ infringing behaviors. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026

To McCarty, the texts reflected just how determined the system’s gatekeepers were to preserve the status quo, despite the new law. —Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

Counties are gatekeepers of the process, but Section 5200 is rarely, if ever, used — despite California’s ongoing struggle to help people who refuse to engage in treatment and end up homeless, in jail or worse. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

What followed became an exercise in thinking through what is lost—and perhaps can never be regained—when transphobes and their enablers rise to prominence as our most powerful cultural gatekeepers. —Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026

Meanwhile, the gatekeepers allocating this capital remain overwhelmingly male. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026