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goaler

American  
[goh-ler] / ˈgoʊ lər /

noun

Canadian.
  1. goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.


Etymology

Origin of goaler

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

Example Sentences

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And Niemi possibly being the first goaler to win consecutive Cups with two different teams?

From New York Times • May 12, 2011

The Suomi goaler Ortio, in case you were wondering, is a Calgary prospect now playing for TPS Turku in the Finnish SM-liiga.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2010

A brief delay ensued, for even on such an authority, the goaler scrupled to deviate from the directions given him, and he was admitted.

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James

The goaler pushed in the daily portion of bread and water, but made no inquiry about his prisoner’s well-being.

From If I May by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

He shall remit all the effects found upon the person of the prisoner to the goaler, and shall take a receipt, with the date of the day on which the remittance took place.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio