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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡeɪt.kiː.pə/ [UK], /ˈɡeɪt.ki.pɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gatekeeper.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-gatekeeper.wav Forms: gatekeepers [plural]
Etymology: From gate + keeper. Etymology templates: {{com|en|gate|keeper}} gate + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} gatekeeper (plural gatekeepers)
  1. A person or group who controls access to something or somebody. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gatekeeper-en-noun-SoJUMm2a Disambiguation of People: 34 16 0 29 21 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 24 8 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 23 9 15 29
  2. A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who guards or monitors passage through a gate): πυλωρός (pulōrós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), purtar [masculine] (Aromanian), портиер (portier) [masculine] (Bulgarian), porter [masculine] (Catalan), portera [feminine] (Catalan), vrátný [masculine] (Czech), vrátná [feminine] (Czech), poortwachter [masculine] (Dutch), poortwachtster [feminine] (Dutch), portier [masculine] (Dutch), portinvartija (Finnish), porttivahti (Finnish), gardien [masculine] (French), gardienne [feminine] (French), porteiro [masculine] (Galician), მეკარე (meḳare) (Georgian), კარისმცველი (ḳarismcveli) (Georgian), Torwächter (German), Torwächterin [feminine] (German), Torwächter [masculine, plural] (German), Torwächterinnen [feminine, plural] (German), 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards) [masculine] (Gothic), 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 (daurawarda) [feminine] (Gothic), geatóir [masculine] (Irish), guardiano [masculine] (Italian), guardiana [feminine] (Italian), custode [feminine, masculine] (Italian), portiere [masculine] (Italian), portiera [feminine] (Italian), portinaio [masculine] (Italian), portinaia [feminine] (Italian), dergevan (Northern Kurdish), دربان (darbān) [singular] (Persian), portier [masculine] (Polish), portierka [feminine] (Polish), porteiro [masculine] (Portuguese), porteira [feminine] (Portuguese), portar [masculine] (Romanian), portăreasă [feminine] (Romanian), portero [masculine] (Spanish), portera [feminine] (Spanish), bawabu (Swahili), grindvakt [common-gender] (Swedish), bantay-pinto (Tagalog), yenmeᵤ (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-gatekeeper-en-noun-IQeP9VK4 Disambiguation of People: 34 16 0 29 21 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 24 8 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 23 9 15 29 Disambiguation of 'person who guards or monitors passage through a gate': 15 77 0 1 7
  3. A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
    Sense id: en-gatekeeper-en-noun-aOByjXKM
  4. (psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities. Categories (topical): Psychology, People
    Sense id: en-gatekeeper-en-noun-g4T4JCyC Disambiguation of People: 34 16 0 29 21 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 24 8 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 23 9 15 29 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  5. One who gatekeeps. Categories (topical): Multiplicity (psychology), People Categories (lifeform): Satyrine butterflies
    Sense id: en-gatekeeper-en-noun-BawDWccR Disambiguation of Multiplicity (psychology): 9 5 14 31 41 Disambiguation of People: 34 16 0 29 21 Disambiguation of Satyrine butterflies: 5 5 17 12 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 23 23 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 6 20 20 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 7 19 25 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 24 20 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 12 15 25 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 7 8 18 20 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 11 14 22 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 24 8 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 8 17 18 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 8 16 19 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 8 18 19 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 7 7 17 23 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 6 18 18 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 3 3 19 17 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 25 24 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 10 14 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 23 9 15 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 17 17 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 7 19 18 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 8 15 22 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 9 15 22 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 12 12 7 15 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gatekeeperism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "portero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "portera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "word": "bawabu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "grindvakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "word": "bantay-pinto"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "person who guards or monitors passage through a gate",
      "word": "yenmeᵤ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gatekeeper"
}

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