Netminder

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A goalkeeper or goaltender.

    "Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty."

  2. 2
    the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal wordnet

Synonyms

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goaliegoalkeepergoaltendergoalkeepergoaliegoaltender

Example

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"Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty."

Etymology

From net + minder.

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