as in janitor
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 gatekeeper
No gatekeepers remain to decree how to picture her.
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The Learning Network, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The speculation surrounding Mangione unleashed online scorn at UnitedHealthcare and U.S. health insurance industry that serves as gatekeeper to the nation's $4.5 trillion health care system.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
DeFi offered a pathway to financial inclusion, enabling users to bypass traditional gatekeepers.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Your inbox, their soapbox As long as there’s been media, there’s been some form of media disintermediation — the process of bypassing traditional gatekeepers (such as publishers, broadcasters, or editors) to directly reach an audience.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Learning Network, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The speculation surrounding Mangione unleashed online scorn at UnitedHealthcare and U.S. health insurance industry that serves as gatekeeper to the nation's $4.5 trillion health care system.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
DeFi offered a pathway to financial inclusion, enabling users to bypass traditional gatekeepers.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Your inbox, their soapbox As long as there’s been media, there’s been some form of media disintermediation — the process of bypassing traditional gatekeepers (such as publishers, broadcasters, or editors) to directly reach an audience.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatekeeper. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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