Definitions
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- noun informal, soccer A
player who stays near the opposing team'sgoal in the hope of easilyscoring
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Examples
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You can criticise Graham Taylor's time as England's manager for any number of reasons, but the most cardinal sin for me was his jettisoning of Beardsley, which diminished Lineker and effectively turned him into little more than a goalhanger.
Darren Bent is the latest in a long line of lone wolves | Rob Bagchi 2011
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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Did this make him the rugby equivalent of a schoolboy goalhanger?
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