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goaler

[ goh-ler ]
/ ˈgoʊ lər /
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noun Canadian.

goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.

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Nearby words

  1. goal crease,
  2. goal kick,
  3. goal line,
  4. goal-oriented,
  5. goalball,
  6. goalie,
  7. goalkeeper,
  8. goalkeeping,
  9. goalless,
  10. goalmouth

Origin of goaler

< Canadian French gôleur < English goal + French -eur -eur
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Examples from the Web for goaler

  • 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

  • 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 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