Definition of "goal-keeper" [goal-keeper]

• In foot-ball and lacrosse, a player whose special duty it is to prevent the ball from being thrown or kicked through the goal. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

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• "They attempted to make a goal-keeper of him in a football game between two teams of pain-driven and pain-bitten mongrels."
• "Whether you are the goal-keeper, striker, or a mid-fielder, you are part of the balance."