English noun: gatekeeper | |||
| 1. | gatekeeper (person) someone who controls access to something | ||
| Samples | There are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 2. | gatekeeper (person) someone who guards an entrance | ||
| Synonyms | door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker | ||