gatekeeper

English

Etymology

gate +‎ keeper

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪtkiːpə/

Noun

gatekeeper (plural gatekeepers)

A person or group who controls access to something or somebody
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the Nymphalidae family.

Translations

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate

Aromanian: purtar m
Bulgarian: портиер (bg) m (portier)
Czech: vrátný (cs) m, vrátná f
French: gardien (fr)

Portuguese: porteiro (pt) m
Romanian: portar (ro) m
Swahili: bawabu (sw)
Tagalog: bantay-pinto

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