Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See goalkeeper.
Wiktionary
- n. sports, colloquial goalkeeper or goaltender.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
- n. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
Etymologies
- goal + -ie (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Pielmeier, a 19-year-old goalie, is 29-9 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage in 41 games this season with Shawinigan-Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.”
“And just in time, the Chicago Blackhawks 'goalie is probably playing his best hockey since then.”
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“Call it good karma, or momentum, or luck, but when a goalie is hot, he seems unbeatable no matter what pedigree he has.”
“A fearless goalie is almost impossible to score on from 20 feet and out — if he can see the puck.”
“To think he has gone this long without slipping one passed the goalie is naive.”
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“Maybe that's why the Carolina goalie is treating the late season like it's the postseason.”
“He's from Sweden, and Minnesota's goalie is a native of Finland.”
“June 20, 9: 39 p.m. The first goalie is off the board, as Chet Pickard gets picked by Nashville.”
“Notes: The Flames 'franchise record for wins in a season by a goalie is 42, set by Kiprusoff in his Vezina-winning season in 2005-06. ...”
“The 6-foot-5 goalie is perfect in his two NHL shootouts, stopping all six shooters he has faced.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘goalie’.
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Hockey
As the playoffs are on, some Hockey terms, and likely some Canadianisms in here.
face off, playoff beard, playoff, faceoff, bodycheck, hipcheck, icing, pass, facemask, stick, puck, Peter Puck and 182 more...
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defense
shield, aegis, armor, cuirass, plastron, inured, reinforced, cataphract, proof, targus, buckler, shield bearer and 123 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
weightlift, orbitale, figure skate, speed skate, synchronizer, equestrian sport, bobsleigh, starting block, diesis, ligne, piste, water ski and 521 more...
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Test words
vacation, tourist, tourist office, travel, read, newspaper, book, magazine, television, music, radio, nightclub and 68 more...
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Wide Wordie of Sports
soccer, baseball, football, basketball, polo, handball, triathlon, biathlon, heptathlon, decathlon, parkour, boxing and 56 more...
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