gatekeeper
/ˈɡeɪtkiːpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण गेट्कीपर
द्वारपाल, दरबान
Core word
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[C]
a person whose job is to check and control who goes through a gate
द्वारपाल, दरबान
- The gatekeeper refused to let us in without a pass.
- The gatekeeper of the housing society noted every visitor's name in a register.
- The gatekeeper checked every car before opening the barrier.
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- Ask the gatekeeper to call the flat owner before you go in.
- A night gatekeeper sits by the main entrance of our colony.
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[C]
a person or organization that controls who can have or use something, such as information or a service
नियंत्रक, (पहुँच या जानकारी पर) नियंत्रण रखने वाला
- Editors act as gatekeepers, deciding which news reaches the public.
- The family doctor is often the gatekeeper to specialist care.
- Search engines have become powerful gatekeepers of online information.
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- The principal is the gatekeeper for any request to use the hall.
- Publishers were once the only gatekeepers for new writers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gatekeeper (countable noun): person at a gate
A gatekeeper is a person whose job is to guard a gate and check who passes through.
Gatekeeper वह व्यक्ति है जिसका काम gate की रखवाली करना और आने-जाने वालों को जाँचना है।
- The gatekeeper checked every visitor.
- The gatekeeper opened the gate at dawn.
gatekeeper (figurative): controls access
A gatekeeper can also be a person or organisation that controls who gets information, opportunity or resources.
Gatekeeper वह व्यक्ति या संस्था भी हो सकती है जो नियंत्रित करती है कि किसे सूचना, अवसर या संसाधन मिले।
- Editors act as gatekeepers of news.
- The receptionist is the gatekeeper to the director.
gatekeeper of / to + noun
Use of for the thing controlled and to for the person or place you reach.
नियंत्रित वस्तु के लिए 'of' और पहुँचने वाले व्यक्ति या स्थान के लिए 'to' आता है।
- He is the gatekeeper of the library's rare books.
- She is the gatekeeper to the minister.
gatekeeper (computing): a program controlling access
In computing, a gatekeeper is a program that checks whether something may pass into a network.
Computing में gatekeeper ऐसा program है जो जाँचता है कि कोई चीज़ network में जा सकती है या नहीं।
- The firewall acts as a gatekeeper for the network.
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adjective + gatekeeper
strictpowerfuloldofficialtraditionalcultural
- The strict gatekeeper refused to let them in.
verb + gatekeeper
act asbypasspersuademeetappointthank
- She had to persuade the gatekeeper to let her speak to the editor.
gatekeeper + noun
rolefunctionpowerjobduty
- The principal's secretary has a gatekeeper role.
media and power
news gatekeepersocial media gatekeeperpublishereditorbroadcaster
- Social media has changed the role of the news gatekeeper.
gatekeeper + preposition
gatekeeper ofgatekeeper togatekeeper forgatekeeper at
- He is the gatekeeper for all admissions.
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- The old gatekeeper knew every resident by name.
बूढ़ा द्वारपाल हर निवासी को नाम से जानता था।
- Radhika's school librarian acts as a gatekeeper of rare books.
राधिका के स्कूल की पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष दुर्लभ पुस्तकों की संरक्षक का काम करती हैं।
- Exams are sometimes seen as the gatekeepers of good jobs.
परीक्षाओं को कभी-कभी अच्छी नौकरियों का द्वारपाल माना जाता है।
- The gatekeeper rang the bell to announce the visitor.
द्वारपाल ने आगंतुक की सूचना देने के लिए घंटी बजाई।
- Publishers were once the only gatekeepers of what readers could read.
पहले प्रकाशक ही तय करते थे कि पाठक क्या पढ़ सकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He works as gatekeeper at the factory.
✓ He works as a gatekeeper at the factory.
A job title needs the article a.
पद के नाम से पहले article 'a' आता है।
✗ The gatekeeper allowed to enter only the members.
✓ The gatekeeper allowed only the members to enter.
Allow needs the person as its object before to-infinitive.
'Allow' के बाद to-infinitive से पहले व्यक्ति (object) आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns name people who guard or control access, with different tasks.
ये nouns पहुँच की रखवाली या नियंत्रण करने वालों को बताते हैं, पर काम अलग हैं।
A person or system that controls who passes through, literally or figuratively.
वह व्यक्ति या व्यवस्था जो नियंत्रित करती है कि कौन गुज़रे, शाब्दिक या लाक्षणिक रूप में।
- The gatekeeper stopped him.
A person who opens the door and helps visitors at a hotel or building.
होटल या इमारत में दरवाज़ा खोलने और आगंतुकों की सहायता करने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The doorman called a taxi.
A person who protects a place or person from danger.
किसी स्थान या व्यक्ति को ख़तरे से बचाने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The guard stood outside the bank.