gatekeeper

gate·keep·er  (gtkpr)

n.

1. One that is in charge of passage through a gate.

2. One who monitors or oversees the actions of others.

3. A primary-care provider, often in the setting of a managed-care organization, who coordinates patient care and provides referrals to specialists, hospitals, laboratories, and other medical services.

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gatekeeper [ˈgeɪtˌkiːpə]

n

1. a person who has charge of a gate and controls who may pass through it

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several Eurasian butterflies of the genus Pyronia, esp P. tithonus, having brown-bordered orange wings with a black-and-white eyespot on each forewing: family Satyridae

3. (Business / Commerce) a manager in a large organization who controls the flow of information, esp to parent and subsidiary companies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gatekeeper - someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	gatekeeper - someone who guards an entrance       doorman, hall porter, door guard, ostiary, porter, doorkeeper commissionaire - a uniformed doorman guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone night porter - a porter on duty during the night ticket collector, ticket taker - someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets

Translations

gatekeeper [ˈgeɪtˌkiːpəʳ] N → portero/a m/f

gatekeeper [ˈgeɪtkiːpə^r] n → gardien/ienne m/f
gate money n (mainly British) → recette f