gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one that tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
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Examples of gatekeeper in a Sentence
those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope
Recent Examples on the Web
Academic centers and think tanks are gatekeepers of information, but that knowledge belongs to all of us.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Plus, Nolan is a final-cut director, and Bond gatekeeper Barbara Broccoli is loath to grant any filmmaker that control.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Some horror fans like to play gatekeeper, shutting out anyone who can’t watch movies more harrowing than Saw.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Americans living thousands of miles from each other could argue the issue, and the only gatekeepers were editors who profited from spreading often legitimate outrage.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Plus, Nolan is a final-cut director, and Bond gatekeeper Barbara Broccoli is loath to grant any filmmaker that control.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Some horror fans like to play gatekeeper, shutting out anyone who can’t watch movies more harrowing than Saw.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Americans living thousands of miles from each other could argue the issue, and the only gatekeepers were editors who profited from spreading often legitimate outrage.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gatekeeper
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gatekeeper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
1
: a person who tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
Medical Definition
gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: a health-care professional (as a primary care physician) who regulates access especially to hospitals and specialists
managed care plans rely on a designated physician gatekeeper to orchestrate and control the health care of its enrollees—E. A. Halm et al.
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