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Definition gatekeeper in American English

gatekeeper noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɡeɪtˌkipər/
1

someone who makes decisions about which people can use something or see someone

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2

an old word for someone whose job is to open and close a gate for people

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Definition gatekeeper in American English