goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər 
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)
Examples of goalkeeper in a Sentence
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Silva, though, had other ideas and went for goal instead, catching Los Blancos goalkeeper Andriy Lunin unaware.
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Ben Church, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
That surprised Kuntz, who pounced, signing the goalkeeper three weeks later.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
It could have been saved but swerved past the goalkeeper and into the net.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
After controlling the ball, Ji launched the shot to the net where the ball soared through to catch Red Stars goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher, off guard to equalize for the Reign in the 63’ minute.
—Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
The United States splashed past Canada on Wednesday night in a game that will be remembered as much for the deluged pitch as the heroics of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
This time, his shot hit off the post and caromed back his way, setting up another strike past the goalkeeper.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Los Blancos infamously lost both goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and center back Eder Militao to the same ACL injury in the same August week at the start of the season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Chances to score were at a premium in the opening exchanges, with tempers flaring between both teams as the game wore on – Georgia’s substitute goalkeeper Giorgi Loria was even shown a red card moments before half-time as both benches ran onto the pitch when a scuffle broke out.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Ben Church, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
That surprised Kuntz, who pounced, signing the goalkeeper three weeks later.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
It could have been saved but swerved past the goalkeeper and into the net.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
After controlling the ball, Ji launched the shot to the net where the ball soared through to catch Red Stars goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher, off guard to equalize for the Reign in the 63’ minute.
—Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
The United States splashed past Canada on Wednesday night in a game that will be remembered as much for the deluged pitch as the heroics of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
This time, his shot hit off the post and caromed back his way, setting up another strike past the goalkeeper.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Los Blancos infamously lost both goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and center back Eder Militao to the same ACL injury in the same August week at the start of the season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Chances to score were at a premium in the opening exchanges, with tempers flaring between both teams as the game wore on – Georgia’s substitute goalkeeper Giorgi Loria was even shown a red card moments before half-time as both benches ran onto the pitch when a scuffle broke out.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Goalkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalkeeper. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər
: a player who defends the goal in various games
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