goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
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Definition of goalkeeper
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)
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Every year since 2005, one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards have been honored in the World XI, organized by FIFPro -- the International Federation of Professional Footballers. — Daniel Gallan, CNN, "Liverpool's European kings honored in FIFPro World XI shortlist," 5 Sep. 2019 The goalkeepers each had solid seasons a year ago, with Hamm leading the county in save percentage (85.3) and Kappes (127 saves) earning another first-team all-county nod. — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Fall Sports Previews: 3 things to watch for boys soccer in 2019," 31 Aug. 2019 Before taking over as the U.S. Womenâs National Teamâs starting goalkeeper in the fall of 2016, Naeher had made just seven career appearances for the U.S. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "National Womenâs Soccer League has played key role in U.S. Womenâs National Teamâs continued dominance," 14 Aug. 2019 Alex Wolf, a former Huntington Beach High goalkeeper who now plays at UCLA, made 13 saves for the Team USA men in the final. — Daily Pilot, "U.S. womenâs, menâs water polo teams earn gold at Pan American Games to qualify for Olympics," 13 Aug. 2019 Neither Cleveland nor Detroit could find the net through two overtime sessions, with Cleveland playing stout defense in front of its standout goalkeeper, Marijo Musa (Eastlake North). — Mike Peticca, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Soccer Club in national semifinals," 22 July 2019 Senior Harrison Smith, who returns as the starting goalkeeper, made six saves in the first half and backup Luca OâBrien, another senior, made six saves in the second half. — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, "CdM boysâ water polo a contender at California State Championships," 12 July 2019 By putting more and more pressure on the Netherlands, whose goalkeeper, Sari van Veenendaal, made several sharp stops to keep it scoreless at halftime. — Sean Gregory, Time, "Lots of People Wanted Team USA to Apologize or Fail. Their World Cup Win Is One of the Greatest Responses in Sports," 7 July 2019 Pressâ header barely cleared the fingertips of Englandâs backup goalkeeper, the 5-foot-8 Carly Telford. — NBC News, "Alex Morgan and Alyssa Naeher lead U.S. women to 2-1 victory over England in World Cup semis," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'goalkeeper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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goalkeeper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of goalkeeper
: a player who defends the goal in various games (especially soccer)
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goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
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Kids Definition of goalkeeper
: a player who defends a goal
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