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Meaning of Goalkeeper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ

Definitions

A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Equivalents

العربية حارس حارس المرمى حارس مرمى

Беларуская варатар

Български вратар

Bosanski golman vratar вратар голман

Català porter

Čeština brankář brankářka brankářský gólman gólmanka

Cymraeg gôl-geidwad

Dansk målmand målvogter

Deutsch Fliegenfänger Fliegenfängerin Goalfrau Goali Goalie Goalmann Keeper Keeperin Schlussfrau Schlußmann Torfrau Torhüter Torhüterin Tormann Torsteher Torsteherin Torwächter Torwächterin Torwart Torwartin

Ελληνικά κόλατζης τερματοφύλακας

Esperanto golulino golulo

Español arquero cancerbero cuidapalos golero guardameta guardapalos guardavalla pascón pazcón portero

Eesti väravavaht

فارسی دروازه‌بان

Suomi maalivahti mokke molari reppuri veräjänvahti veräjänvartija veska veskari

Français gardien gardien de but gardienne gardienne de but goal portier portière

Gàidhlig fear-bàire neach-glèidhidh

עברית שוער

हिन्दी गोलची

Hrvatski golman vratar вратар голман

Magyar kapus

Հայերեն դարպասապահ

Bahasa Indonesia penjaga gawang

Íslenska markvörður

Italiano portiere

日本語キーパーゴールキーパー

ქართული მეკარე

Қазақша қақпашы

한국어 골키퍼 문지기 키퍼

Кыргызча дарбазачы

Lietuvių vartininkas

Latviešu vārtsargs

Македонски голман

Nederlands doelman doelwachter doelwachtster keeper

Polski bramkarski bramkarz golkiper

Português goalkeeper goleiro guarda-redes

Română portar portăriță

Русский вратарь голки́пер

Slovenčina brankár

Српски golman vratar вратар голман

Svenska Malis målvakt

Kiswahili golikipa kipa mlinda lango

Türkçe kaleci

Українська воротар

Tiếng Việt thủ môn thủ thành

Yorùbá aṣọ́lé goli

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“Fahd Saleh was a professional goalkeeper at one of Syria's top football clubs before fleeing the civil war.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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