the golden bootnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌɡəʊl.dən ˈbuːt//ˌɡoʊl.dən ˈbuːt/UKan award given to the player who scores the most goals in a competition or season (= the period of the year when a sport is played):
Last season, the striker received the European Golden Boot award for his 36 league goals.
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