goalie

noun

goal·​ie ˈgō-lē 

plural goalies

: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper

If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.

—Jim Hinkson

As she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.

—Brian Moore

Examples of goalie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Byfield beat goalie Samuel Ersson with a snap shot from the high slot, with Drew Doughty picking up his third assist of the night on the play. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

In college, Frankel won player of the year honors, goalie of the year awards, and led Northeastern to back-to-back Frozen Four semifinals in her last two years of school. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to improve his record to 8-0-0, matching the longest season-opening winning streak by a goalie in franchise history. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

More importantly, though, the Sabres put their goalie in a much better position to succeed. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goalie

• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
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• itraconazole
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• metronidazole
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Kids Definition

goalie

noun

goal·​ie ˈgō-lē 

: goalkeeper