noun
Meaning 1
A gatekeeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
gatekeep
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/ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/
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verb
Meaning 2
To control or limit access to something.
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verb
Meaning 3
To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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verb
Meaning 4
To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
Etymology
From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: porteirador — noun
- Portuguese: porteiradora — noun
- Portuguese: porteiradore — noun
- Spanish: portero — noun
- Indonesian: jaga pintu — verb
- Indonesian: jaga tolak — verb
- Portuguese: porteirar — verb