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goaler

noun

Etymology

From goal + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix).

  1. derived from *gailō✻ — “crevice, gap”
  2. derived from *gailu✻
  3. inherited from *gāl✻ — “obstacle, barrier, marker”
  4. inherited from gol — “boundary, limit”
  5. formed as goaler — “goal + -er”

Definitions

  1. A goalkeeper in ice hockey.

  2. A person who has scored a specified number of goals.

    • a three-goaler

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