goaltender

noun

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

Roots

golgoal- · Middle English · boundary, limit tendretend- · Old French · to attend to, look after er-er · Old English · agent, one who

Synonyms for goaltender

goalien goalkeepern guardern

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Where does goaltender come from?

The word goaltender breaks down into 3 roots of Middle English, Old French, and Old English origin: goal, from Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”); tend, from Old French tendre (“to attend to, look after”); and -er, from Old English er (“agent, one who”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.