Meanings
plural netminders · alternative net-minder · alternative net minder
- hobbiesA goalkeeper or goaltender.
Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty.
1931 April 6, “Hockey Review”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 182 more examples
Wilson said starting tonight against the Wild makes sense because his other two netminders have both been off the ice since last Wednesday's shootout loss to the Bruins because of the all-star break.
2009 January 27, Paul Hunter, “Apprentice plan for Pogge”, in Toronto StarCurran won three Ulster SFC medals and a Celtic Cross in 2008 as a substitute netminder during a golden age for Tyrone football.
2020 October 18, “Former Tyrone goalkeeper Jonathan Curran dies at 33”, in RTÉ NewsSynonyms: goalie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA goalkeeper or goaltender.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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