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
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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.
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These blood vessels and surrounding brain cells are fortified to serve as gatekeepers that allow only some molecules in and out of the brain and keep invaders, especially larger ones like bacteria, out.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
The gatekeepers of Elvis Presley's estate are trying to recover a potential trove of records and memorabilia left behind by the King of Rock and Roll, according to a lawsuit filed in California.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
These blood vessels and surrounding brain cells are fortified to serve as gatekeepers that allow only some molecules in and out of the brain and keep invaders, especially larger ones like bacteria, out.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
The gatekeepers of Elvis Presley's estate are trying to recover a potential trove of records and memorabilia left behind by the King of Rock and Roll, according to a lawsuit filed in California.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gatekeeper. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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