noun

gatekeeper

GAYT-kee-puh

noun

A person or group that controls who or what gets access to something.

"Editors act as gatekeepers deciding which stories get published."

"The receptionist is the office's unofficial gatekeeper."

A person who physically guards or watches over a gate.

"The old gatekeeper lived in a small lodge by the estate entrance."

How to Use Gatekeeper

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone who controls access or decides who is allowed through — literally at a gate, or figuratively in an organization or process.

Common pairings

act as gatekeeper gatekeeper role bypass the gatekeeper

gatekeepers plural

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Editors act as _____ deciding which stories get published.

From "gate" plus "keeper."

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