Gatekeeper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who controls access to something

someone who guards an entrance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪtkiːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪtkiːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪtkiːpə/

4 syllables Say it as /ɡˈeɪtkiːpɚ/.

Examples

there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hall porter doorman porter ostiary doorkeeper door guard

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who controls access to something “there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief”
noun	someone who guards an entrance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pförtner

jemand, der den Zugang zu etwas kontrolliert

🇫🇷French

portier

quelqu'un qui contrôle l'accès à quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

portero

alguien que controla el acceso a algo

🇮🇹Italian

portiere

qualcuno che controlla l'accesso a qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

poortwachter

iemand die de toegang tot iets controleert

🇵🇹Portuguese

porteiro

alguém que controla o acesso a algo

🇷🇺Russian

привратник

тот, кто контролирует доступ к чему-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वारपाल

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी चीज़ तक पहुंच को नियंत्रित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দারোয়ান

যে কেউ কিছু অ্যাক্সেস নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வாயில்காப்பாளர்

எதையாவது அணுகுவதைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వారపాలకుడు

దేనికైనా ప్రాప్యతను నియంత్రించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

द्वारपाल

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या गोष्टीवर प्रवेश नियंत्रित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વારપાળ

જે કોઈ વસ્તુની ઍક્સેસને નિયંત્રિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಕ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಪ್ರವೇಶವನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗേറ്റ് കീപ്പർ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആക്സസ് നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਬਾਨ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دربان

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی چیز تک رسائی کو کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

看门人

控制对某物的访问的人

🇯🇵Japanese

門番

何かへのアクセスを制御する人

🇰🇷Korean

문지기

무언가에 대한 접근을 통제하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người gác cổng

ai đó kiểm soát quyền truy cập vào một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

คนเฝ้าประตู

คนที่ควบคุมการเข้าถึงบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjaga gerbang

seseorang yang mengontrol akses ke sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

bantay-pinto

isang taong kumokontrol sa pag-access sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penjaga pintu

seseorang yang mengawal akses kepada sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حارس البوابة

شخص يتحكم في الوصول إلى شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

دروازه بان

کسی که دسترسی به چیزی را کنترل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bekçi

bir şeye erişimi kontrol eden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹעֵר

מישהו ששולט בגישה למשהו

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