netminder

Noun

Meaning

the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

goalkeeper goalie goaltender netkeeper guardian center guard athlete warden forward officer champion defender keeper janitor
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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host master owner
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Hypernyms

soccer player hockey player ice-hockey player

Related terms

netminding

Examples

Anchored by an offense led by Tim Kerr (98 points) and Brian Propp (97 points), the Flyers finished fourth in goals scored and third in goals allowed as Mark Howe and Brad McCrimmon led an air-tight defense ahead of All-Star netminder Pelle Lindbergh. Source: Internet

Despite letting in the early goals, Blaze junior netminder Maria Widen was sensational between the pipes. Source: Internet

His 209 saves were the most for any league netminder. Source: Internet

The 6’8” netminder takes up a lot of the crease (Ben Bishop and Mikko Koskinen were the tallest goalies to play in the league last year at 6’7”) and he’s been using that size to keep pucks out of the cage over in Russia. Source: Internet

Bouvier potted his second past Roar netminder Matt Murphy at the 15:21 mark, before notching the hat trick just after the Xtreme killed off a five-on-three disadvantage late in the middle frame. Source: Internet

Davies joins former Kimberley netminder Cody Campbell who also committed to UCO in January. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

netmaking netmask netmind netminding netnews netnographer