gatekeeper

Meaning

1. A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
2. A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
3. A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
4. In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
5. One who gatekeeps.
6. A provider of core platform services with specific characteristics (Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council)

Synonyms

porter

doorman

janitor

doorkeeper

door guard

goalie

ostiary

door-keeper

hall porter

hedge brown butterfly

supervisor

crossing guard

gateman

gatekeeper / hedge brown

hedge brown

primary-care physician

Translations

Pförtner

portiere

portier

portero

portinaio

Torwächter

guardabarrera

porteiro

portier

amaryllis

rotbraunes Ochsenauge

Pyronia tithonus

concierge

conserge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪt.kiː.pə/

Etymology

From gate + keeper.