gatekeepers

noun

plural of gatekeeper
as in janitors
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 gatekeepers Miller then tried to reason directly with the baseball-hat-wearing gatekeepers, inviting them over to his house for a steak. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 There are millions of websites, professional forums, specialized communities and open-source projects beyond the current social media gatekeepers. — Bryce Jenkins, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 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 The cells are connected by proteins called tight junctions, which act like tiny gatekeepers. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026 Lawmakers don’t even think that Apple and Meta should be labeled as gatekeepers under the DMA since popular Chinese firms like Temu and AliExpress aren’t bound by the same rules, the letter said. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 And his own background illustrates why gatekeepers are valuable. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 The third principle is that the gatekeepers built a system that is optimized for their outcomes, not yours. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 8 July 2026 Regulators are both being transformed by AI and acting as the gatekeepers deciding how much of its gains reach the financial industry. — Matthew White, Fortune, 7 July 2026
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  1. janitors
  2. porters
Noun
  • Landon built relationships with the janitors and grounds crew, always stopping to chat.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage.
    — Cassie McGrath, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Definition of janitors
Noun
  • Pick your brew from over 50 kegs of diverse brews like porters, stouts, sours, and more.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the early craft beers were ales, like pale ales, IPAs, porters and stouts.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of porters

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