goalkeeper

CEFRB1

/ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/

noun

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In plain English

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noun
The player who protects the goal in sports such as football.
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noun
Extra detail
A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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The shot was well beyond the reach of the goalkeeper.
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.
Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.

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Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.
2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.
2018, Ace Banking And Static Awareness, page 273
Fahd Saleh was a professional goalkeeper at one of Syria's top football clubs before fleeing the civil war.
2025 May 1, Jeremy Ball, “Refugee goalie 'over the moon' to coach for England”, in BBC

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