Definitions
A player who guards the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring.
Word origin
From goal + keeper.
Used in a sentence
“Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.”
“Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.”
“Fahd Saleh was a professional goalkeeper at one of Syria's top football clubs before fleeing the civil war.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
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