gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
ˈgāt-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one that tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
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those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope
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But contending with the tsunami of cheaper fraudulent art is just one challenge in a world where Native artists must navigate a knot of sellers, dealers, museum operators and other gatekeepers who have long tried to define Native art, pushing artists to make what sells.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Very little of that is the direct byproduct of Hield’s own splendor (the Warriors have had great opponent shooting luck in his minutes, and over half of his minutes have been shared with the venerable gatekeeper, Draymond Green).
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
He himself was long shunned by the art world before his work started to sell, and his show suggests that maybe the traditional gatekeepers are not always the best arbiters of what is good and what’s not.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
If Garcia was Captain Trips, Lesh could be General Trips: the band’s gatekeeper, mad scientist, and, ultimately, the fiercest defender of their mission.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Very little of that is the direct byproduct of Hield’s own splendor (the Warriors have had great opponent shooting luck in his minutes, and over half of his minutes have been shared with the venerable gatekeeper, Draymond Green).
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
He himself was long shunned by the art world before his work started to sell, and his show suggests that maybe the traditional gatekeepers are not always the best arbiters of what is good and what’s not.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
If Garcia was Captain Trips, Lesh could be General Trips: the band’s gatekeeper, mad scientist, and, ultimately, the fiercest defender of their mission.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Gatekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gatekeeper. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
1
: a person who tends or guards a gate
2
: a person who controls access
Medical Definition
gatekeeper
noun
gate·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: 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.
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