Gatekeeper - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡeɪtkiːpər|  American pronunciation of the word gatekeeper
Brit.  |ˈɡeɪtkiːpə|  British pronunciation of the word gatekeeper

noun

- someone who controls access to something
there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief
- someone who guards an entrance (syn: doorkeeper, doorman, porter)

Extra examples

...those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope...

The gatekeeper decides which information will go forward, and which will not.

Word forms

noun
singular: gatekeeper
plural: gatekeepers
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