goalkeeper
noun/ˈɡəʊlkiːpə(r)/
/ˈɡəʊlkiːpər/
(also informal goalie
/ˈɡəʊli/
/ˈɡəʊli/
, informal keeper, North American English also goaltender)- (in football (soccer), hockey, etc.) a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into their own team’s goal
- He now plays as goalkeeper for Liverpool.
- The England goalkeeper played brilliantly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- excellent
- good
- …
- goalkeeper for
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