gatekeeper
noun /ˈɡeɪtkiːpə(r)/
/ˈɡeɪtkiːpər/
- a person whose job is to check and control who is allowed to go through a gate
- a person, system, etc. that decides whether somebody/something will be allowed, or allowed to reach a particular place or person
- His secretary acts as a gatekeeper, reading all mail before it reaches her boss.
- Literacy and maths are the gatekeeper skills that give kids access to academic success.