Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A player assigned to protect the goal in various sports. Also called goalie, goaltender, netkeeper.
Wiktionary
- n. sports a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
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 + keeper (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The quid pro quo on this should be that the goalkeeper is allowed to punch the (would-have-been-offside) striker in the face.”
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“Half-time: Matt Murray, the retired 29-year-old former Wolves goalkeeper, is saying farewell to his former fans at the interval, with the aid of several former teammates including, yes, Lee Naylor.”
“United's need for a new goalkeeper is regarded as a priority at Old Trafford, with the 39-year-old Van der Sar widely thought to be in the final year of his professional life.”
The Guardian: Manchester United track Anders Lindegaard as Van der Sar's successor
“They call this keeper 'The Crazy One'The tradition of the madcap Latin American goalkeeper began with Peru's "El Loco", Ramón Quiroga, memorably booked in the opposition half by officious English referee Pat Partridge during the 1978 finals.”
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“` ` When your goalkeeper is hot like that it makes it easy for the rest of us, '' Sharks defenseman Kyle McLaren said.”
“Over two and a half seasons for any manager to say that about his goalkeeper is exceptional.”
“The Lightning's goalkeeper is more proven, but Robert Esche has earned plenty of respect for his performance level right now.”
“He's been brought in at some cost to be United's long term goalkeeper so we need to keep a bit of faith in him.”
“Spurs need a long-term goalkeeper, with Brad Friedel aprroaching 41 years of age, while Chelsea need someone to challenge Petr Cech after his dip in form.”
“Consider the nationalities involved in those few seconds: Malouda is a Frenchman, Valencia is Ecuadorian, Fletcher is a Scot, Cole an Englishman, and Edwin van der Sar, the beaten goalkeeper, is Dutch.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘goalkeeper’.
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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
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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Keepers
I'm fond of many words, but these are definitely keepers.
beekeeper, zookeeper, goalkeeper, netkeeper, innkeeper, housekeeper, storekeeper, gamekeeper, wicketkeeper, lighthouse keeper, gatekeeper, bookkeeper and 64 more...
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kingrat47's Words
procrustean, devolution, cacophony, hippopotamus, crunch, beware, chortled, sibilant, subtle, undermine, acromegaly, acropolis and 645 more...
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Jules Rimet A-Gleaming
Thinking of a better title. This list is about football/soccer. I don't want it to be simply a list of favourite players, clubs, etc. It's more about documenting key moments and concepts in the gam...
blattini, jules rimet, association football, offside, marking, striker, world cup, fifa, equaliser, booking, save, penalty box and 68 more...
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