goalie

English

Etymology

Clipping of goalkeeper, goaltender +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊl.i/
Audio (CA) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

goalie (plural goalies)

(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
Synonyms: goalkeeper, goaltender, netminder

Derived terms

goalieing

Translations

See also goalkeeper for translations.

colloquial form of goalkeeper or goaltender

Bulgarian: вратар (bg) m (vratar)
Esperanto: golulo
Finnish: veska (fi), veskari (fi), molari, veräjänvartija
French: gardien (fr) m, goaleur (fr) m (Québec)

German: Goalie m, (Swiss) Goali m
Alemannic German: Gooli m
Romanian: portar (ro) m
Swedish: målis (sv) c

Verb

goalie (third-person singular simple present goalies, present participle goalieing, simple past and past participle goalied)

(ice hockey, colloquialism) To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.
Synonyms: goalkeep, goaltend, netmind

Anagrams

elogia, oilgae

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