Usually means: Protector of the goal area.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word goalkeeper:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. goalkeeper: Merriam-Webster
  2. goalkeeper: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. goalkeeper: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. goalkeeper: Collins English Dictionary
  5. goalkeeper: Vocabulary.com
  6. Goalkeeper, goalkeeper: Wordnik
  7. goalkeeper: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. goalkeeper: Wiktionary
  9. goalkeeper: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. goalkeeper: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. goalkeeper: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. goalkeeper: Dictionary.com
  13. goalkeeper: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper (football), Goalkeeper (water polo), Goalkeeper, The Goalkeeper (film), The Goalkeeper: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. goalkeeper: Rhymezone
  16. goalkeeper: FreeDictionary.org
  17. goalkeeper: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. goalkeeper: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. goalkeeper: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  20. goalkeeper: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. goalkeeper: Urban Dictionary

Sports (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Handball-Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  3. Goalkeeper: Sports Definitions

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

Similar:
netkeeper, goaltender, goalie, goal keeper, goalminder, defender, goalkeep, goaler, keeper, fullback, more...

Opposite:
striker, forward, attacker

Phrases:
Goalkeeper CIWS, IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper, The Best FIFA Goalkeeper, more...

Adjectives:
good, great, first, own, new, former, young, famous, english, german, second



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Similar:
netkeeper, goaltender, goalie, goal keeper, goalminder, defender, goalkeep, goaler, keeper, fullback, more...

Opposite:
striker, forward, attacker

Phrases:
Goalkeeper CIWS, IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper, The Best FIFA Goalkeeper, more...

Adjectives:
good, great, first, own, new, former, young, famous, english, german, second



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