goalkeeper

«goalkeeper» in Mova's school dictionary: the player who stands in the goal and tries to stop the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a goalkeeper, goalkeepers; informal: goalie, keeper)

meaning for a pupil

A goalkeeper is the player who stands in the goal and tries to stop the other team scoring, in sports like football, hockey and netball (goalkeeper in netball is «GK»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sports, the goalkeeper in football (soccer) is the only player allowed to use their hands, inside the penalty area. In hockey and ice hockey the goalkeeper wears thick pads and a helmet. In stories a goalkeeper makes a brilliant save to win the match. Phrases: «make a save», «the goalkeeper saved it», «play in goal», «goalkeeper gloves».

examples

• The goalkeeper dived and saved the penalty. tree →
• Who wants to be goalkeeper today? tree →
• The goalkeeper can pick up the ball in the penalty area. tree →
• Our goalkeeper wore bright yellow gloves. tree →
• The ball flew past the goalkeeper into the net. tree →
• In hockey the goalkeeper wears big pads. tree →
• She is the best goalkeeper in the league. tree →
• The goalkeeper kicked the ball up the field. tree →

note

One word: goal + keeper. Short forms: goalie, keeper. In netball «GK» is a position that defends the goal circle, but cannot catch shots with hands like in football. Safety: goalkeepers in hockey must wear a helmet and pads.

In the corpora

• The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to handle the ball, and only inside their own penalty area.
• In a single game luck, bounces and goalkeepers can decide the score, so the scoreboard doesn't always show who played better.
• Goalkeepers are part of the football team, and the rules let them handle the ball in their own penalty area.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goalkeeper» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.