gatekeeper

English

/ˈɡeɪtkiːpə/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from English gate (way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road) + English keeper.

Origin

English

keeper

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

'Gater English
Ambergate English
Gategate English
Newgate English
Southgate English
Stargateverse English
alekeeper English
algate English
backgate English
barkeeper English
bathkeeper English
beachkeeper English
beekeeper English
birdkeeper English
boatkeeper English
bookkeeper English
boxkeeper English
bridgekeeper English
brothel-keeper English
brothelkeeper English
casekeeper English
cowkeeper English
crowkeeper English
degate English
doorkeeper English
dragon gate English
dramshopkeeper English
e-gate English
endgate English
faregate English
farmgate English
firekeeper English
fishkeeper English
flamekeeper English
floodgate English
fluxgate English
foregate English
forestkeeper English
gamekeeper English
gaolkeeper English
gate English
gate rape English
gate-happy English
gateable English
gatecrash English
gatefold English
gatehouse English
gatekeep English
gateleg English
gateless English
gatelike English
gateline English
gateman English
gatepier English
gatepost English
gateway English
gatewise English
gatewoman English
goalkeeper English
goatkeeper English
gravekeeper English
greenkeeper English
groundskeeper English
headgate English
hell gate English
highgate English
hookkeeper English
horsekeeper English
hotelkeeper English
housekeeper English
ingate English
innkeeper English
jailkeeper English
jumpgate English
keep English
keeper English
keeperess English
keeperless English
keepership English
keykeeper English
lampkeeper English
liftgate English
lighthousekeeper English
lightkeeper English
lionkeeper English
lockkeeper English
lodgekeeper English
lych-gate English
matchgate English
midgate English
moongate English
multigate English
netkeeper English
outgate English
parkkeeper English
peacekeeper English
petkeeper English
photogate English
poundkeeper English
pubkeeper English
qugate English
rangekeeper English
record keeper English
riverkeeper English
roomkeeper English
saloonkeeper English
scorekeeper English
screwgate English
shopkeeper English
stablekeeper English
stairgate English
stallkeeper English
stargate English
stockkeeper English
storekeeper English
tailgate English
tavernkeeper English
timekeeper English
tollgate English
tollkeeper English
trigate English
underkeeper English
wastegate English
watchkeeper English
watergate English
waterkeeper English
waygate English
wicketkeeper English
wombgate English
zookeeper English
Gate German
gate Dutch, Flemish
keeper Dutch, Flemish
gate Portuguese
*gatą Proto-Germanic
キーパー Japanese
ゲート Japanese
gate Middle English
kepere Middle English
గేటు Telugu
ဂိတ် Burmese
ဂိတ်ဆုံး Burmese
geti Swahili
게이트 Korean
ligeyithi Swati
gate Mauritian Creole
geet Fiji Hindi