goalkeeper B1 Topic:Sports & Fitness Also spelled goal-keeper US /ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #26636 Meanings 1 noun The player who guards the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring. The goalkeeper dived to the left and saved the penalty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the player who guards the... goaliekeepergoaltendernetminder Word family Forms goalkeepers Etymology AI details From goal + keeper. Topics Sports & Fitness External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # goalkeeper **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 26636 ## Meanings 1. The player who guards the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring. ## Examples - The goalkeeper dived to the left and saved the penalty. ## Etymology From goal + keeper. ## AI Etymology Goalkeeper comes from goal + keeper. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main sense is “The player who guards the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring”. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown