Gatekeeper

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡeɪtkiːpÉ™/

Origin

From gate + keeper.

Full definition of gatekeeper

Noun

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