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

While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025

As Hellebuyck scrambled to get back into position, the puck appeared to deflect off the goalie’s skate and into the net. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025

But Lyon and Ellis look like the top two goalies on the depth chart right now. —Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Lehkonen shot from almost the same spot in the middle of the ice, and the puck ended up in the crease behind New Jersey goalie Jake Allen. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goalie

• acholi
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• unholy
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Kids Definition

goalie

noun

goal·​ie ˈgō-lē 

: goalkeeper