goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər 
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)
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McCamey was signed as the team’s third goalkeeper when Clare Gagne went on the Season Ending Injury list, having sustained a concussion in training.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The right-footed curl also means that the opposition goalkeeper can rarely come to claim the ball when delivered away from their reach compared with an inswinging cross from an inverted winger.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Next up for the dual sport athlete is the Torrey Pines soccer season, where Dominic is a team captain and plays goalkeeper.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
According to the source, Inter Miami decided not to pick up the purchase option on goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo from Argentine club Lanus.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The right-footed curl also means that the opposition goalkeeper can rarely come to claim the ball when delivered away from their reach compared with an inswinging cross from an inverted winger.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Next up for the dual sport athlete is the Torrey Pines soccer season, where Dominic is a team captain and plays goalkeeper.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
According to the source, Inter Miami decided not to pick up the purchase option on goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo from Argentine club Lanus.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Goalkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalkeeper. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər
: a player who defends the goal in various games
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