goaltender

/ˈɡəʊltendə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡəʊltendər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgōl-ˌten-dər/ (ame, mw)

goaltender — noun

  • goaltendersingular
  • goaltendersplural

1. in sports like ice hockey, lacrosse, and (less often) soccer, the player who gua

1.名詞B2
釋義

in sports like ice hockey, lacrosse, and (less often) soccer, the player who guards the team's net and tries to block any shot the opposing side takes at it.

例句

Diego made forty saves as the team's starting goaltender on Saturday night.

collocation: starting goaltender

The goaltender stretched out his glove and caught the puck just before it crossed the line.

typical hockey action: glove save by the goaltender

同義詞
  • goalkeeper

    more common term, used across soccer, hockey, and other sports worldwide; standard in British English

  • goalie

    informal shortened form; very common in everyday speech for any of these sports

  • netminder

    informal journalistic term, mostly hockey writing; suggests the player who guards the net

文法句型

the team's goaltender

starting goaltender

用法筆記

Used mainly in North American English, especially for ice hockey and lacrosse. In British English and most soccer contexts, 'goalkeeper' (or informal 'goalie') is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌The goaltender scored a goal for the other team.
✅The goaltender blocked a shot from the other team.
💡a goaltender's job is to STOP goals, not score them; this confuses the role.
❌Tamar plays goaltender in our football match this weekend.
✅Tamar plays goalkeeper in our football match this weekend.
💡in soccer (British English football), the standard word is 'goalkeeper', not 'goaltender'.