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BNC: 24068 COCA: 15035

gatekeeper

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gatekeeper /ˈgeɪtˌkiːpɚ/ noun
plural gatekeepers
gatekeeper
/ˈgeɪtˌkiːpɚ/
noun
plural gatekeepers
Learner's definition of GATEKEEPER
[count]
: a person who guards a gate看门人;守门人
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
BNC: 24068 COCA: 15035

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 noun

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of gatekeeper was in 1572
BNC: 24068 COCA: 15035

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