goalie C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈɡoʊli/ UK /ˈɡəʊli/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like golly /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 noun a player who guards the goal in sports; a goalkeeper The goalie dove to block the penalty shot in the final minute. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a player who guards the... goalkeeperkeepernetmindergoaltender Word family Related forms goalgoalkeeper Etymology AI details Informal diminutive of goalkeeper, from goal + -ie. Goal is of uncertain origin, first recorded in Middle English as gol ('boundary, limit'). gol Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # goalie **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡoʊli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡəʊli/ ## Meanings 1. a player who guards the goal in sports; a goalkeeper ## Examples - The goalie dove to block the penalty shot in the final minute. ## Synonyms - goalkeeper - keeper - netminder - goaltender ## Related Forms - goal - goalkeeper ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gol ## Etymology Informal diminutive of goalkeeper, from goal + -ie. Goal is of uncertain origin, first recorded in Middle English as gol ('boundary, limit'). ## AI Etymology Goalie has this etymological history: Informal diminutive of goalkeeper, from goal + -ie. Goal is of uncertain origin, first recorded in Middle English as gol ('boundary, limit'). The etymological trail includes Middle English gol. As a noun, goalie names a player who guards the goal in sports; a goalkeeper. The same family is visible in related forms such as goal and goalkeeper. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown