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Some secrets are meant to be taken to the grave, and that's what I plan on doing with all mine. They're not necessarily my secrets to tell. I'm the gatekeeper of other people's secrets.
Drew Lachey

Meaning of "gatekeeper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GATEKEEPER

gatekeeper  [ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GATEKEEPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gatekeeper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GATEKEEPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gatekeeper

A gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something, for example via a city gate. In the late 20th century the term came into metaphorical use, referring to individuals who decide whether a given message will be distributed by a mass medium.

Definition of gatekeeper in the English dictionary

The first definition of gatekeeper in the dictionary is a person who has charge of a gate and controls who may pass through it. Other definition of gatekeeper is any of several Eurasian butterflies of the genus Pyronia, esp P. tithonus, having brown-bordered orange wings with a black-and-white eyespot on each forewing: family Satyridae. Gatekeeper is also a manager in a large organization who controls the flow of information, esp to parent and subsidiary companies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GATEKEEPER


barkeeper
ˈbɑːˌkiːpə
beekeeper
ˈbiːˌkiːpə
book-keeper
ˈbʊkˌkiːpə
boxkeeper
ˈbɒksˌkiːpə
doorkeeper
ˈdɔːˌkiːpə
gamekeeper
ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə
goalkeeper
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpə
greenskeeper
ˈɡriːnzˌkiːpə
housekeeper
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə
innkeeper
ˈɪnˌkiːpə
peacekeeper
ˈpiːsˌkiːpə
scorekeeper
ˈskɔːˌkiːpə
shopkeeper
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə
stockkeeper
ˈstɒkˌkiːpə
storekeeper
ˈstɔːˌkiːpə
streetkeeper
ˈstriːtˌkiːpə
timekeeper
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə
underkeeper
ˈʌndəˌkiːpə
wicketkeeper
ˈwɪkɪtˌkiːpə
zookeeper
ˈzuːˌkiːpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GATEKEEPER

gate-crash
gate-crasher
gate-leg table
gate-legged table
gateau
gateaux
gated community
gatefold
gatefold sleeve
gatehouse
gatekeeping
gateless
gatelike
gateman
gatepost
gater
Gates
Gateshead
gateway
gateway drug

WORDS THAT END LIKE GATEKEEPER

beeper
carpet-sweeper
cheeper
chimney sweeper
creeper
Culpeper
Freeper
green keeper
groundskeeper
keeper
lighthouse keeper
minesweeper
peeper
road sweeper
rough sleeper
sleeper
steeper
street sweeper
sweeper
Virginia creeper
weeper

Synonyms and antonyms of gatekeeper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gatekeeper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GATEKEEPER

Find out the translation of gatekeeper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gatekeeper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gatekeeper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

看门人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gatekeeper
570 millions of speakers

English

gatekeeper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वारपाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البواب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

привратник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gatekeeper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বাররক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gardien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga pintu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pförtner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

門番
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게이트 키퍼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gatekeeper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người gác cửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காவலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वारपाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bekçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gatekeeper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strażnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Привратник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gatekeeper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gatekeeper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hekwagter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grindvakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gatekeeper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gatekeeper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GATEKEEPER»

The term «gatekeeper» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GATEKEEPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gatekeeper

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4 QUOTES WITH «GATEKEEPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gatekeeper.
1
Drew Lachey
Some secrets are meant to be taken to the grave, and that's what I plan on doing with all mine. They're not necessarily my secrets to tell. I'm the gatekeeper of other people's secrets.
2
Jim Lehrer
I'm a gatekeeper, and the gatekeepers all used to be mostly old, white men.
3
Erika Slezak
Jean's whole job is to protect Victoria. Jean is a very practical, very orderly, very disciplined person; she is the personality called the gatekeeper.
4
Jonathan Zittrain
A free Net may depend on some wisely developed and implemented locks and a community ethos that secures the keys to those locks among groups with shared norms and a sense of public purpose rather than in the hands of one gatekeeper.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GATEKEEPER»

Discover the use of gatekeeper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gatekeeper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gatekeeper: Memoirs of a CIA Polygraph Examiner
The CIA's most experienced polygraph examiner describes more than thirty years of service
John F. Sullivan, 2007
2
Gatekeeper: A Novel
Is it the beginning of an inevitable chain of events that will wipe away liberty or even life itself? In Gatekeeper, people must decide who will oversee this country's transition to the future. Who will be the Gatekeeper?
Terry L. Craig, 1999
3
Gatekeeper
The CIA's most experienced polygraph examiner describes more than thirty years of service
John F. Sullivan autofilled, 2007
4
Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge
The biography of a pioneer in the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene, this work takes readers through Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge's entire career--from his roller-coaster formative years and his emergence as a world champion athlete to his role ...
Gary Goodridge, Mark Dorsey, 2012
5
Gatekeeper
The author of the spine-tingling thrillers Days of Drums and Last Rights has written his most complex tale yet, that of an innocent caught in the vortex of international political intrigue.
Philip Shelby, 1998
6
Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the "illegal Alien" and ...
Provides an immensely readable account of what has become an increasingly central concern for developed nations: keeping third world immigrants out.
Joseph Nevins, 2002
7
Justus Von Liebig: The Chemical Gatekeeper
A fresh interpretation of Liebig's stormy career, showing how he moved chemistry into the sociopolitical marketplace.
William H. Brock, 2002
8
Gatekeeper
"A profound and thought-provoking masterpiece! I can't wait to share it with my spiritual leaders." -Stacy Necessary, Editor"This book brings revelatory insight in the understanding of who we are as "Gatekeepers!
S. Miriam Clifford, 2011
9
Gatekeeper
Benton is her Gatekeeper, a spirit sworn to protect her from the soul collectors, who attack each time she unleashes her long-dormant psychic senses in an attempt to find her sister.Yet she must somehow keep the devilishly seductive spirit ...
Debra Glass, 2008
10
The Hourglass of Souls (Max and the Gatekeeper Book II)
For decades Hudich, the leader of an evil army, had been held prisoner in a world called Pekel.
James Todd Cochrane, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GATEKEEPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gatekeeper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UFC 189 results recap: Gunnar Nelson vs Brandon Thatch fight …
Either way, I expect him to take a slight step back and see how he performs against a veteran gatekeeper. Last night, Gunnar Nelson put on a ... «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
2
China Targets Human-Rights Lawyers in Crackdown - WSJ
... authorities—but that's especially worrying as they are the last gatekeeper of civil society for China,” said Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo: Winner, Recap and Reaction …
Thurman dominated early on, but a textbook left hook to the body from Collazo visibly shook One Time and brought the aging gatekeeper back ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
4
Both Google and Apple "asked for more data than we were willing to …
... us to get better, we're going to spend a lot more time designing that,” Kinney argued, though the car firm still considers itself a gatekeeper. «New York Recorder, Jul 15»
5
In a climate of intolerance, we cannot call Al-Sisi a failure - Daily …
The anti-terror law's clause on publishing places the regime as an information gatekeeper, and even if reversed, indicates the desired level of ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
6
Women's soccer is a viable and growing professional sport | The …
“The timing is really, really, (on) right now,” says Carol Stiff, an ESPN executive and effective gatekeeper for the growth of professional women's ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
7
London Underground project aims to transform historic "ghost …
Graeme Craig is the commercial director for London's transportation agency and the gatekeeper of the Underground's network of "ghost ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
8
FBI probe clouds Allentown's revitalization - The Morning Call
ANIZDA is the gatekeeper that evaluates plans to build in the 127-acre zone, split between downtown and the Lehigh riverfront. It also decides ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
9
Giants Despair Hill Climb draws enthusiastic crowd - Times Leader …
... trucks competing in the 109th hill climb race by while working as the gatekeeper for people waiting to cross the two lanes of asphalt closed to ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
10
Matt Brown: 'I don't want to be the dead one because a motherf--ker …
He hears the vocal contingent of fans who have already relegated him to the role of gatekeeper simply because of two disappointing ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»

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