goaler

[ goh-ler ]

/ ˈgoʊ lər /

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noun Canadian.

goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of goaler

<Canadian French gôleur<English goal + French -eur-eur

To worship an eternal goaler hardens, debases, and pollutes even the vilest soul.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
Goaler gone to bed, and the rest of them upstairs where I saw them with the Tartar fellow who is lying stunned in here.
Under the Chinese Dragon|F. S. Brereton
The goaler may have a daughter, who, moved by the romantic history and pallor of the prisoner, may exchange clothes with him.
If I May|A. A. Milne
The goaler had locked his prisoners in, and retired to rest.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

After it was known that he was going the goaler would not let them come to see me, out of his sight.
The Battle of The Press|Theophila Carlile Campbell