Associations to the word «Goalie»

Wiktionary

GOALIE, noun. (sports) (colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

Dictionary definition

GOALIE, noun. The soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal.
GOALIE, 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats