Noun: gatekeeper 'geyt,kee-pu(r)
- Someone who controls access to something
"there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief"
- Someone who guards an entrance
"The gatekeeper greeted guests as they arrived at the hotel";
- doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, porter, ostiary
- A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots
"We spotted several gatekeepers fluttering in the meadow"
- A person, organization, or institution that controls the flow of information, opportunities, or resources in a field or society
"Editors traditionally served as gatekeepers in the news industry"
Derived forms: gatekeepers
Type of: actor, doer, guard, worker
Encyclopedia: Gatekeeper