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goal·ie

(gō′lē)

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

goalie

(ˈɡəʊlɪ)

(Team Sports, other than specified) informal short for goalkeeper

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goal•keep•er

(ˈgoʊlˌki pər)

n.

(in ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) a player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball or puck from crossing or entering the goal.

[1650–60]

goal′keep`ing, n.

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Noun	1.	goalie - the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey soccer player - an athlete who plays soccer
	2.	goalie - the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"

Translations

GoaliGoalie

goal

goalie

[ˈgəʊli] n → goal m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

goalie

n (inf) → Tormann m → /-frau f, → Goalie m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

goalie

[ˈgəʊlɪ] n (Brit) (fam) → portiere m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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