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Definition of Goaltender

1. Noun. The soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal.

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Goaltender

1. Noun. (sports) a designated player that protects a goal by attempting to prevent the opposing team from scoring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Goaltender

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goaltender

goalmouth goalmouths goalpost goalposts goals goalscorer goalscorers goalscoring goalside goalsneak

goalsneaks goalsquare goalsquares goaltend goaltended goaltender (current term) goaltenders goaltending goaltendings goaltends

goalward goalwards goanna goannas goary goas goat goat's-beard goat's cheese goat's cheeses

Literary usage of Goaltender

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Swimming and Watermanship by Louis de B. Handley (1922)
"Another good play is for the man with the ball to enter the four-foot zone at a point beyond reach of the goaltender and for the forward on the other side ..."

2. Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces by Eva Ambros (1998)
"... each team with a goaltender. pass a small rubber disc amongst each other with bladed sticks until they gain an Above and right: The superiority of ..."

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