goalkeeper

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈgəʊˌlkiːpə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈgoʊˌlkiːpɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A player in sports such as football, hockey, or handball whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring by guarding the goal.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: goalkeepers

Collocations

goalkeeper glovesfirst-choice goalkeeperreserve goalkeepergoalkeeper coachgoalkeeper save

Derivatives

goalkeeping

Synonyms

goaliekeepergoaltendernetminder

Commonly confused

goalie
EN: 'Goalie' is an informal abbreviation of 'goalkeeper', commonly used in casual speech and journalism.
goaltender
EN: 'Goaltender' is preferred in ice hockey and lacrosse, while 'goalkeeper' is standard in soccer/football and field hockey.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues; it is a straightforward compound of 'goal' + 'keeper'.

💬 Examples

  1. The goalkeeper made a spectacular diving save to deny the striker a certain goal.