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shot-stopper

shot-stopper is the alternative form of shot stopper.

Meaning of shot stopper

Noun

shot stopper (plural shot stoppers)

  1. (colloquial) A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming off the line.

Forms of shot-stopper

pluralshot-stoppers

Questions about shot-stopper

What is shot-stopper the alternative form of?
Shot-stopper is the alternative form of shot stopper.

Words near shot-stopper in the dictionary

  1. shot-putter
  2. shot-putters
  3. shot-putting
  4. shot-spot
  5. shot-spots
  6. shot-stopper
  7. shot-stoppers
  8. shota
  9. shotabait
  10. shotacom
  11. shotacoms

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