Goalkeeper
[ˈɡoʊlkiːpər]
Whenever I think about the word goalkeeper, I think of watching soccer and the goalkeeper getting hit in the face or body with the soccer ball. How do they take the pain!G-O-A-L-K-E-E-P-E-R. Goalkeeper. [ɡoʊlkiːpər]Goalkeeper is the formal word for a goalie. Most of the time you will hear goalie during games or casual conversation. A goalkeeper is a player that has to make sure the other team doesn't score.Usually, the sports that have a goalkeeper are soccer and hockey ! You're probably wondering "how am I going to remember this!" I will break down the word for you a little bit since you're here. So, the first part of the word is goal.
G-O-A-L which is the area that the team is trying to kick the ball into. A goal helps the team score points. Then the second-word K-E-E-P-E-R. Keeper. Which is a person responsible for keeping something safe. So it's a simple words, a goalkeeper is there to keep the goal safe!
Here, let us look at some example sentence: Example 1:
I don't like being the goalkeeper because I can never stop the other team from scoring.
Example 2:
I can't be the goalkeeper. I’m too slow.
Example 3:
This goalkeeper sucks! Kick him off the team!