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[ gohl-kee-per ] / ˈgoʊlˌki pər /
noun(in ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) a player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball or puck from crossing or entering the goal. Origin of goalkeeperFirst recorded in 1650–60; goal + keeper OTHER WORDS FROM goalkeepergoalkeeping, nounWords nearby goalkeepergoal area, goalball, goal crease, goaler, goalie, goalkeeper, goal kick, goal line, go all out, go all the way, goalmouth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goalkeeperNow, the goalkeeper is out with a memoir about his life until that point: The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them. Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST United States goalkeeper Tim Howard on why soccer struggles in America and how he essentially chose his career over his wife. Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In a flash he deflects the shot, with the speed of instinct, right past the goalkeeper. Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt?|Jack Holmes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The best player was Manuel Neuer, Germany’s goalkeeper, but ‘keepers are seldom lauded in this way. Germany Wins, World Cup Justice Is Served|Tunku Varadarajan|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Silva, hapless Silva, got his merely for tangling with the Colombian goalkeeper in a clumsy melee of limbs. Brazil and Colombia Bring the Ugly Game|Tunku Varadarajan|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The opponents' goalkeeper shall not advance beyond his goal line. Association Football|John Cameron The goalkeeper, like the policeman, has a very happy time in comparison with fifteen years ago. Association Football|John Cameron I have often seen a goal scored simply through a poor return by the goalkeeper. Association Football|John Cameron It is also important to know when to pass back to the goalkeeper, and to do so correctly. Association Football|John Cameron If the half-back makes a mistake it can be rectified by the man behind him, but if the goalkeeper makes a blunder it is fatal. Association Football|John Cameron
British Dictionary definitions for goalkeeper
nounsport a player in the goal whose duty is to prevent the ball, puck, etc, from entering or crossing it Derived forms of goalkeepergoalkeeping, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |