Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gatekeeper

2 senses of gatekeeper

Sense 1
gatekeeper -- (someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary -- (someone who guards an entrance)
       => guard -- (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)