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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Meola is still the only goalkeeper to win the league’s MVP award.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
From that point, the goalkeeper robot began to evolve.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale punched Mathys Tel’s corner up into the air.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Backup goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega started Saturday but got a straight red card in the 79th minute, forcing 19-year-old Duran Ferree into an unscheduled MLS debut.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
From that point, the goalkeeper robot began to evolve.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale punched Mathys Tel’s corner up into the air.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Backup goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega started Saturday but got a straight red card in the 79th minute, forcing 19-year-old Duran Ferree into an unscheduled MLS debut.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Goalkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalkeeper. Accessed 7 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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