gatekeeper

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gatekeeper in WordNet English dictionary

noun

someone who guards an entrance
doorkeeper doorman door guard hall porter porter gatekeeper ostiary
someone who controls access to something
"there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief"
gatekeeper

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gatekeeper in English Wiktionary

(noun) A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
(noun) A person or group who controls access to something or somebody
(noun) A common butterfly, "Pyronia tithonus".

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