A gatekeeper is a person who is in charge of a gate and who allows people through it.
gatekeeper in British English
(ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə)
noun
1.
a person who has charge of a gate and controls who may pass through it
2.
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
3.
a manager in a large organization who controls the flow of information, esp to parent and subsidiary companies
gatekeeper in American English
(ˈgeɪtˌkipər)
noun
1.
a person in charge of a gate to control passage through it
: also ˈgateman (ˈgeɪtmən)Word forms: pluralˈgatemen (ˈgeɪtmən)
2.
any person or thing that controls access or otherwise regulates
gatekeeper in Insurance
(geɪtkipər)
Word forms: (regular plural) gatekeepers
noun
(Insurance: General)
A gatekeeper is a set of requirements for a long-term care insurance policy that a policyholder must meet to qualify for benefits.
A gatekeeper could require a doctor to certify that a person is unable to perform certain dailyliving activities.
Gatekeeper provisions in long-term care policies determine whether an individual will qualifyfor benefits.
A gatekeeper is a set of requirements for a long-term care insurance policy that a policyholdermust meet to qualify for benefits.
Word builder-erThe suffix -er often appears in words for things that have a particular purpose.It also appearsfrequently in words for people or organizations that do particular things.
Examples of 'gatekeeper' in a sentence
gatekeeper
You need a gatekeeper who has gone through it and had experts look at it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This person is the gatekeeper who determines where reporters and camera crews are sent.