Goalkeeper

goalkeeper; archernoun

Alternative meanings

goalkeeper
goalie
soccer/football player who defends the goal
keeper
archer, depending on context

Pronunciation

GOHL-kee-per

Root and affixes

Goalkeeper is an English loanword used for a soccer/football goalkeeper. For an archer with bow and arrow, use mamamana, a person who uses pana, bow and arrow.

Variants or conjugations

goalkeeper = goalkeeper / goalie
goalie = informal goalkeeper
gwardiya sa goal = guard of the goal
mamamana = archer with bow and arrow
pana = bow and arrow

Related words and expressions

football = soccer / football
goal = goal
dula = game
manlalaro = player
pana = bow and arrow
depensa = defense

Meaning and usage notes

For sports such as soccer/football, goalkeeper or goalie is clearest. If arquero means a person who shoots arrows, use mamamana or specify archer with bow and arrow.