goalie

goalie

English

Etymology

Clipping of goalkeeper, goaltender +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊl.i/

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• Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

goalie (plural goalies)

1. (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)

1. (ice hockey, colloquialism) To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.

   Synonyms: goalkeep, goaltend, netmind

Anagrams

• elogia, oilgae