goalscorernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡəʊlˌskɔː.rər/us/ˈɡoʊlˌskɔːr.ɚ/mainly UKa person who scores goals for their team in games such as football:
Messi became Barcelona's leading/top goalscorer that season.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scorer
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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goalscoring
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡəʊlˌskɔː.rɪŋ/us/ˈɡoʊlˌskɔːr.ɪŋ/
a fine goalscoring record