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单词 gatekeeper
释义

gatekeeper

noun

gate·​keep·​er ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce gatekeeper (audio)
1
: one that tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
gatekeeping
ˈgāt-ˌkē-piŋ How to pronounce gatekeeper (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • doorkeeper
  • doorman
  • janitor
  • porter [chiefly British]
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Fight For What Matters Even as a gatekeeper, QA needs to understand that not every single defect is worth fighting over and that there are times to let go. Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Meadows acted less as a gatekeeper than as a door opener. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 Those who have challenged Twist’s ideas come to learn of his role as a gatekeeper over criminal justice policies in Arizona. Nicole Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 Those who have challenged Twist’s ideas come to learn of his role as a gatekeeper over criminal justice policies in Arizona. Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022 Another more controversial measure failed in the gatekeeper Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this month after it was heavily opposed by the influential tech industry. CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 In the clubby art world, no one wants to risk offending a gatekeeper to prime works. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Some say that a drunken gatekeeper didn’t pay close enough attention to the dykes, leading the area to overflow and cover the kingdom with water. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Aug. 2022 The other human presences at the temple were a sleepy gatekeeper and some French archaeology students. Dominic Green, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

gatekeeper

noun

gate·​keep·​er ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce gatekeeper (audio)
: a person who guards a gate

Medical Definition

gatekeeper

noun

gate·​keep·​er -ˌkē-pər How to pronounce gatekeeper (audio)
: 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.

gatekeeper

noun

as in porter
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • doorkeeper
  • janitor
  • doorman
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