Hockey position

• Hockey player
• Patrick Roy for one
• 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
• The soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
• Masked athlete
• His motto is: "The puck stops here"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Harry Sinden said I was the goaltender of the future. ▪ I got a team that is a defensive-oriented team, and I am just in a perfect situation for a goaltender . ▪ Instead, Kasper will recall a goaltender from Providence. ▪ The ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context sports English) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: goalkeeper , goalie , netkeeper , netminder ] 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 ...