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goalkeeper

noun

NAmE//ˈɡoʊlˌkipər//

(informal goalie

NAmE//ˈɡoʊli//

, goaltender, keeper)

(in soccer, hockey, etc.) a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his or her own team's goal

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goalkeeping

noun [uncountable] goalkeeping techniquesSee goalkeeper in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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