goalkeeper
noun /ˈɡəʊlkiːpə(r)/
/ˈɡəʊlkiːpər/
(also informal goalie
/ˈɡəʊli/
/ˈɡəʊli/
, informal keeper, North American English also goaltender)- (in football (soccer), hockey, etc.) a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his or her own team’s goal
enlarge image- He now plays as goalkeeper for Liverpool.
- The England goalkeeper played brilliantly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- excellent
- good
- …
- goalkeeper for
