Goaltender
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- goalkeeper
- plural
- Goaltenders
- possessive
- Goaltender's
- pluralpossessive
- Goaltenders'