Goalie

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  goalie
       n 1: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
            [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}, {netminder}]
       2: 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 [syn: {goalkeeper},


          {goaltender}, {netkeeper}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "goalie":
     advance guard, armed guard, bank guard, coast guard, cordon,
     cordon sanitaire, garrison, goalkeeper, goaltender, guard, guarder,
     guardsman, inlying picket, jailer, outguard, outpost, picket,
     rear guard, security guard, train guard, van, vanguard, warder