goalie

goal·ie

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goh-lee]
- /ˈgoʊ li/
- /ˈgəʊlɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh-lee]
- /ˈgoʊ li/

Definitions of goalie word

noun goalie a goalkeeper. 1
noun goalie (sports, colloquial) goalkeeper or goaltender. 1
abbreviation GOALIE goalkeeper 1
countable noun goalie A goalie is the same as a goalkeeper. 0
noun goalie (Colloquial) (sports) A goalkeeper or goaltender. 0

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Origin of goalie

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; goal + -ie

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Parts of speech for Goalie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Goalie

goalie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

goalie usage trend in Literature

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