goalkeeper
noun/ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/US
Etymology
From goal + keeper.
- inherited from kepere
Definitions
A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting…
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.
- 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.
- Fahd Saleh was a professional goalkeeper at one of Syria's top football clubs before fleeing the civil war.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA