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gatekeeper
[ geyt-kee-per ]
noun
- a person in charge of a gate, usually to identify, count, supervise, etc., the traffic that flows through it.
- a person or thing that controls access, as to information, often acting as an arbiter of quality or legitimacy: An open internet allows innovators to bypass traditional gatekeepers and promote their work on its own merit. Compare influencer ( def 2 ).
Treating office gatekeepers with respect will improve your chances of scheduling a face-to-face meeting or job interview.
An open internet allows innovators to bypass traditional gatekeepers and promote their work on its own merit.
- a guardian; monitor:
the gatekeepers of Western culture.
gatekeeper
/ ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə /
noun
- a person who has charge of a gate and controls who may pass through it
- any of several Eurasian butterflies of the genus Pyronia, esp P. tithonus, having brown-bordered orange wings with a black-and-white eyespot on each forewing: family Satyridae
- a manager in a large organization who controls the flow of information, esp to parent and subsidiary companies
Word History and Origins
Origin of gatekeeper1
Example Sentences
But what drove Dylan to that other pole, to meld folk with upstart rock to the extreme chagrin of its gatekeepers?
Trusting billionaires and tech companies to act as gatekeepers of truth has not protected democracy; it has endangered it.
Plant paid tribute to Walker in December, saying he was "a defender and gatekeeper of great musical taste".
Would the military, faced with similar circumstances and personalities, choose to be gatekeepers or gate-crashers?
“I think it's pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper,” Fetterman said.
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