Usually means: Player who defends the goal.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word goaltender:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. goaltender: Merriam-Webster
  2. goaltender: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. goaltender: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. goaltender: Collins English Dictionary
  5. goaltender: Vocabulary.com
  6. Goaltender, goaltender: Wordnik
  7. goaltender: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. goaltender: Wiktionary
  9. goaltender: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. goaltender: Dictionary.com
  11. Goaltender (box lacrosse), Goaltender (field lacrosse), Goaltender (ice hockey), Goaltender: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. goaltender: Rhymezone
  13. goaltender: FreeDictionary.org
  14. goaltender: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. goaltender: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. goaltender: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  2. Goaltender: Sports Definitions

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ noun:  (sports) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Similar:
goalkeeper, netkeeper, goalie, goalminder, goal keeper, defender, goalkeep, goaltending, goaler, emergency goalie, more...

Opposite:
forward, attacker, striker, offensive player

Phrases:
Goaltender mask, more...

Adjectives:
best, first, former, top, greatest, young, outstanding, only, old, current, main

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Similar:
goalkeeper, netkeeper, goalie, goalminder, goal keeper, defender, goalkeep, goaltending, goaler, emergency goalie, more...

Opposite:
forward, attacker, striker, offensive player

Phrases:
Goaltender mask, more...

Adjectives:
best, first, former, top, greatest, young, outstanding, only, old, current, main



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