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 Definitions of goalkeeper  [ˈgoʊlˌki pər]  

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Definition of 'goalkeeper' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) goalkeeper
(in ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) a player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball or puck from crossing or entering the goal.

Etymology:  (1650–60)

Definition of 'goalkeeper' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder
the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

2. (noun) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper
the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring


Translation of 'goalkeeper' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (alsokeeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: doelwagter Arabic flag Arabic: حامي المَرْمى Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: вратар
Brazilian flag Brazilian: goleiro Czech flag Czech: brankář German flag German: der Torwart
Danish flag Danish: målmand Greek flag Greek: τερματοφύλακας Spanish flag Spanish: portero
Estonian flag Estonian: väravavaht Farsi flag Farsi: دروازه بان Finnish flag Finnish: maalivahti
French flag French: gardien/-ienne de but Hebrew flag Hebrew: שׁוֹעֵר Hindi flag Hindi: गोल रक्षक
Croatian flag Croatian: golman Hungarian flag Hungarian: kapus Indonesian flag Indonesian: penjaga gawang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: markvörður Italian flag Italian: portiere Japanese flag Japanese: ゴールキーパー
Korean flag Korean: 문지기 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vartininkas Latvian flag Latvian: vārtsargs
Malay flag Malay: penjaga gol Dutch flag Dutch: keeper, doelman Norwegian flag Norwegian: målvakt
Polish flag Polish: bramkarz Persian flag Persian: دروازه بان Pashto flag Pashto: ګول كيپر، ګول ساتونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: guarda-redes Romanian flag Romanian: goalkeeper, portar Russian flag Russian: вратарь
Slovak flag Slovak: brankár Slovenian flag Slovenian: vratar Serbian flag Serbian: golman
Swedish flag Swedish: målvakt Thai flag Thai: ผู้รักษาประตู Turkish flag Turkish: kaleci
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 守門員 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: воротар, голкіпер Urdu flag Urdu: گول کی حفاظت کے لیے مقررہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thủ thành Chinese flag Chinese: 守门员

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'goalkeeper' - Nearby Entries  

goal  goal line  goal-directed  goal-kick  goalie  goalkeeper  goalless  



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