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gatekeeper

noun

ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər

Definition of gatekeeper

as in janitor

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

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Recent Examples of gatekeeper Yes, this film took so long because of the Italian bureaucracy — not only the political bureaucracy, but also the gatekeepers of the historical archive. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026 Election officials from Michigan to Kansas are urging voters to hand-deliver absentee ballots as campaigns and postal workers challenge efforts to turn the Postal Service into a national voter gatekeeper. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The cells are connected by proteins called tight junctions, which act like tiny gatekeepers. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026 But if scientific talent and computing power becomes concentrated inside private firms, Silicon Valley could also end up as a gatekeeper of science. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gatekeeper

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The janitor then told nurses of the discovery, and police were notified as required by law.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Timothy didn’t attend college and held several jobs throughout his life, including working as a janitor at Harvard, where Chris went to school.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

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Pick your brew from over 50 kegs of diverse brews like porters, stouts, sours, and more.

— John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Well that was a shitty situation 🙂‍↕️ Authorities were called to an area in Kansas City, Missouri because the heard knocking and screaming inside a porter potty.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

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