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Definition of goalkeeper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

goalkeeper

noun
 
/ˈɡəʊlkiːpə(r)/
 
/ˈɡəʊlkiːpər/
(also informal goalie
 
/ˈɡəʊli/
 
/ˈɡəʊli/
, informal keeper, North American English also goaltender)
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  1. (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.
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brilliant
    • excellent
    • good
    preposition
    • goalkeeper for
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