doorkeeper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who guards an entrance and controls who goes in and out.

   The doorkeeper checked our tickets before letting us into the theatre.

2. 2
   noun

   Someone with the power to decide who is allowed into a group or activity.

   Editors often act as the doorkeepers of the publishing world.

Compound of door + keeper.

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