goalkeeper
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊlˌkiːpər/
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- The goalkeeper made an incredible save to prevent the opposing team from scoring.
- players and one goalkeeper
So what does former Coventry goalkeeper know exactly who this is?
- So what does former Coventry goalkeeper know exactly who this is?
- I'm giving the best goalkeeper in the world some flowers.
- But what it does is it tells you that the goalkeeper can be beaten.
- And as a goalkeeper, you cannot make mistakes.
- I, I, I do actually remember saying I feel great as a goalkeeper probably two months before it.
- So opposing goalkeepers each face a series of kickers and are most often humiliated.
- And you know, Mark Wallington, the Leicester goalkeeper and so many, you know, of the people and players that had kind of worshipped as well.
- And so the only thing going through my head as I'm making my way from the midfield to the referee with the ball was don't look at the goalkeeper.
- Big John, the GK, he's a good goalkeeper who got my last match.
- Dallo's done well recently, but the goalkeeper better goalkeeper still not sold Rashford.
- By the way, I just want to say a special shout out to my goalkeeper sketch, because that man can handle some balls.
Examples
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But the Boca Juniors' goalkeeper was one of Argentina's keys to victory.
Blog text (19) -
Real Salt Lake drafted this young goalkeeper in 2011 but then released him without ever signing a contract.
Blog text (18) -
To be a good goalkeeper, you have to practice.
Fiction book (1990) -
And as a goalkeeper, you cannot make mistakes.
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You could be a goalkeeper!
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We still need a goalkeeper.
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Three field players and one goalkeeper represented each team.
Academic text (2009) -
If something were to happen to Michael, we have an experienced backup goalkeeper that we can turn to.
Blog text (12) -
Oh, fantastic shot, but saved by goalkeeper Steve O'Reilly.
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The goalkeeper launches himself off the line, it's a terrific dive.
Synonyms
49
2.5
A player in sports like soccer or hockey who guards the goal and stops the other team from scoring
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Goalkeeper is made of two simple parts: goal, the place or target teams try to score in, and keeper, someone who 'keeps' or 'guards' things, like a zookeeper who looks after animals. So a goalkeeper is the player who guards the goal and stops the other team from scoring.