Goalkeeper

Quick meaning: Goalkeeper is a noun meaning (sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Meaning

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Example Sentences

Fahd Saleh was a professional goalkeeper at one of Syria's top football clubs before fleeing the civil war.

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.

Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.

Word Forms

• goalkeepers
• goal-keeper
• goal keeper

Synonyms for goalkeeper

Depending on context, synonyms include goalie, goalminder, goaltender, keeper, netminder, stopper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include goaltender, goalie, thrust, porter, guardsman, doorman.

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