Definition of goalkeeper in English:
 goalkeeper
noun ˈɡəʊlkiːpəˈɡoʊlˌkipər
A player in soccer or field hockey whose special role is to stop the ball from entering the goal.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Solano clipped the ball past the isolated goalkeeper to score into an empty net.
 -  The Italian goalkeeper had no chance with the first two goals but he might have done better with the third.
 -  He argues that because goalkeepers can handle the ball in the penalty area, they therefore should not be allowed to kick the ball outside of it.
 -  He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down.
 -  There have been some excellent goalkeepers in English football over the years.
 -  That must include 16 who are available to play, 14 outfield players and two goalkeepers.
 -  Goals are scored by throwing the ball past the opposing goalkeeper into the net.
 -  He is also targeting a senior goalkeeper and has a few names on his short-list to consider.
 -  My favourite used to be the goalkeepers who caught the ball under the crossbar and then managed to kick it out from the edge of the box.
 -  I understand that the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to handle the ball.
 -  It is worth a risk because the goalkeeper was out of his goal and it worked.
 -  In Gaelic football, goalkeepers will continue to use plastic tees.
 -  Last night it was much more haphazard, so much so that it ended with a goalkeeper scoring the winner.
 -  Excluding goalkeepers, what is the longest stretch of games a player has played without scoring for his own team?
 -  Even a training game goal is a personal defeat for the goalkeepers.
 -  I think if we are relying on goalkeepers scoring goals then I won't be long in this business.
 -  As he reached the penalty area he calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper.
 -  He generates great power and bend on the ball which always deceives goalkeepers.
 -  Both sides started well with play flowing up and down the pitch and shots on both goals testing the goalkeepers.
 -  The goalkeepers were under such pressure, no wonder they conceded goals.
 
Derivatives
  
noun 
 Bad defending, bad goalkeeping - Manchester United need to score three goals to force extra time.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  It caters for all levels with the more talented being coached at its advanced centre alongside specialist goalkeeping.
 -  When he first came to United he took goalkeeping into a new dimension with his size and his style and I cannot wait to work with him.
 -  We work on all aspects of goalkeeping but especially getting back up quickly to counter any follow-up.
 -  Abigail, the goalkeeper, showed great goalkeeping skills by preventing many goals.
 
   Definition of goalkeeper in US English:
 goalkeeper
nounˈɡoʊlˌkipərˈɡōlˌkēpər
another term for goaltender
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Excluding goalkeepers, what is the longest stretch of games a player has played without scoring for his own team?
 -  There have been some excellent goalkeepers in English football over the years.
 -  The Italian goalkeeper had no chance with the first two goals but he might have done better with the third.
 -  It is worth a risk because the goalkeeper was out of his goal and it worked.
 -  Even a training game goal is a personal defeat for the goalkeepers.
 -  The goalkeepers were under such pressure, no wonder they conceded goals.
 -  Solano clipped the ball past the isolated goalkeeper to score into an empty net.
 -  He is also targeting a senior goalkeeper and has a few names on his short-list to consider.
 -  He argues that because goalkeepers can handle the ball in the penalty area, they therefore should not be allowed to kick the ball outside of it.
 -  I understand that the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to handle the ball.
 -  Last night it was much more haphazard, so much so that it ended with a goalkeeper scoring the winner.
 -  He generates great power and bend on the ball which always deceives goalkeepers.
 -  As he reached the penalty area he calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper.
 -  I think if we are relying on goalkeepers scoring goals then I won't be long in this business.
 -  Goals are scored by throwing the ball past the opposing goalkeeper into the net.
 -  My favourite used to be the goalkeepers who caught the ball under the crossbar and then managed to kick it out from the edge of the box.
 -  Both sides started well with play flowing up and down the pitch and shots on both goals testing the goalkeepers.
 -  He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down.
 -  That must include 16 who are available to play, 14 outfield players and two goalkeepers.
 -  In Gaelic football, goalkeepers will continue to use plastic tees.