goaltender

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

goal=tend=er

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun goaltender has 2 senses

goaltender(n = noun.person) goalie, goalkeeper, netkeeper, netminder - the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal;

is a kind of hockey player, ice-hockey player, soccer player

goaltender(n = noun.act) goalie, goalkeeper, netkeeper - the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring;

is a kind of position

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THESAURUS

goaltender

advance guard, armed guard, bank guard, coast guard, cordon, cordon sanitaire, garrison, goalie, goalkeeper, guard, guarder, guardsman, inlying picket, jailer, outguard, outpost, picket, rear guard, security guard, train guard, van, vanguard, warder