Goaler

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A goalkeeper in ice hockey.
  2. 2
    A person who has scored a specified number of goals. in-compounds

    "a three-goaler"

Example

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"The olympic cauldron was lit by the hockey goaler Vladislav Tretiak and figure skater Irina Rodnina."

Etymology

From goal + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix).

Related phrases

ice hockey

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