'goalie' definitions:
Definition of 'goalie'
From: WordNet
noun
The soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder]
noun
The defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring [syn: goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper]
Synonyms of 'goalie'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advance guard,
- armed guard,
- bank guard,
- coast guard,
- cordon,
- cordon sanitaire,
- garrison,
- goalkeeper,
- goaltender,
- guard,
- guarder,
- guardsman,
- inlying picket,
- jailer,
- outguard,
- outpost,
- picket,
- rear guard,
- security guard,
- train guard,
- van,
- vanguard,
- warder