goalkeeper
Syllables: goal·keep·erUK/ˈɡəʊlˌkiː.pə//ˈɡoʊl.kiːpɚ/
goalkeeper noun: a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
Noun
goalkeeper (plural goalkeepers)
- A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
- Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport
- Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.2018, Ace Banking And Static Awareness, page 273
- Synonyms:
- goalie, goalminder, goaltender, keeper, netkeeper, netminder, stopper
goalkeeper meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
goalkeeper in Hindi
- player that protects a goal
- गोल रक्षक gol rakṣak, गोलकीपर golkīpar
goalkeeper in Tamil
- கோல்கீப்பர், கோல் கீப்பர்
goalkeeper in Marathi
- गोलरक्षक, गोलरक्षिका
goalkeeper in Urdu
- گول کیپر, گولکیپر
More languagesFewer languages
- goalkeeper in Bengali
- গোলরক্ষক, গোলকিপার
- goalkeeper in Telugu
- గోల్కీపర్, గోల్ కీపర్
- goalkeeper in Malayalam
- ഗോൾകീപ്പർ, ഗോൾ കീപ്പർ
- goalkeeper in Kannada
- ಗೋಲ್ಕೀಪರ್, ಗೋಲ್ ಕೀಪರ್, ಗೋಲ್ಕೀಪರ್ಃ
- goalkeeper in Punjabi
- ਗੋਲਕੀਪਰ
- goalkeeper in Gujarati
- ગોલકીપર, ગોલરક્ષક
- goalkeeper in Odia
- ଗୋଲରକ୍ଷକ, ଗୋଲକିପର
- goalkeeper in Nepali
- गोलकिपर, गोलरक्षक
- goalkeeper in Arabic
- حَارِس مَرْمَى ḥāris marmā, حَارِس ḥāris
- goalkeeper in Malay
- penjaga gol
- goalkeeper in Indonesian
- penjaga gawang
- goalkeeper in Persian
- دروازهبان darvâze-bân
- goalkeeper in Thai
- ผู้รักษาประตู, โกล gool, โกล์
- goalkeeper in Vietnamese
- thủ thành, thủ môn
Examples of goalkeeper in a sentence
- The pass was long and was gathered by the opposing goalkeeper.
- The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
- The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
Synonyms of goalkeeper
Forms of goalkeeper
| plural | goalkeepers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | goal-keeper |
| alternative form | goal keeper |
Origin of goalkeeper
From goal + keeper.
Words formed from goalkeeper
Questions about goalkeeper
- What does goalkeeper mean?
- Goalkeeper means a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
- What is goalkeeper in Hindi?
- Goalkeeper in Hindi is गोल रक्षक (gol rakṣak), गोलकीपर (golkīpar). See Goalkeeper meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is goalkeeper?
- Goalkeeper is a noun.
- How do you pronounce goalkeeper?
- Goalkeeper is pronounced /ˈɡəʊlˌkiː.pə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of goalkeeper?
- The plural of goalkeeper is goalkeepers.
Words near goalkeeper in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: goalkeeper (page history and authors); goalkeeper (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); goalkeeper (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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