goalie
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊli/
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- Now she had volunteered to be goalie, a position that required a lot of confidence, which she lacked.
- play goalie
- backup goalie
- hockey goalie
And then she brought her professional goalie who's who's played for eight countries.
- And then she brought her professional goalie who's who's played for eight countries.
- And then when it in, I saw the crowd behind the goalie jump up in the air.
- OK, so think about if everybody on the team was a goalie, you probably wouldn't win the World Cup.
- I was playing goalie and I dove to save a ball and I hit the head the the goal post and obviously was hurt.
- But I've got to go with right because right, you could keep the ball up front from a corner, clear it and he could beat two players and chip the goalie out of nothing.
Examples
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Gulli looked left, lined up his shot, and outguessed the goalie with a shot to the upper right corner.
Blog text (12) -
Many players skate towards the goalie to tap him on the pads and wish him luck for the game.
Academic text (1995) -
And if you want to let Hunter play goalie, great.
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Do you remember why you want to be goalie on your terrible soccer team?
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Of course, Greg was the goalie of the A team.
Fiction book (2001) -
And it's knocked away by the goalie.
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You still can't get one past the goalie, huh?
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Out of breath, Casey called, "Hey, Coach, can I play goalie next week, too?"
Fiction book (2000) -
"Casey will be our goalie in the fourth quarter." Casey just nodded.
Fiction book (2000) -
The goalie made an incredible save to prevent the other team from scoring.
Synonyms
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2.5
A player in sports like soccer who stops the other team from scoring by guarding the goal
9
4.0
A player who guards the goal to stop the other team from scoring
1
8.0
A player who protects the goal in hockey or soccer by blocking shots
A player who guards the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring
A goalkeeper who is very good at saving shots on goal
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Etymology
Goalie comes from the longer word goalkeeper, and is made from goal, the net you try to score in, plus the ending -ie which makes a word sound small or friendly. So a goalie is the player who 'keeps' or guards the goal in sports like soccer and hockey.