Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goalie

/ˈɡoʊli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
goalie
IPA
/ˈɡoʊli/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A goalkeeper or goaltender.

Colloquial

verb

To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Etymology

Clipping of goalkeeper or goaltender + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡoʊli/
  • British English: /ˈɡəʊl.i/

Usage

Inflected Forms

goalies (plural) goalies (present, singular) goalieing (participle, present) goalied (participle, past) goalied (past)

Derived Forms

goalieing

Phrases

emergency goalie rush goalie

Synonyms

goalkeeper goaltender netminder goalkeep goaltend netmind netkeeper

Rhymes With

holy slowly wholly foley lowly coli unholy kohli rowley guacamole ravioli moly

Questions

How do you pronounce goalie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊli/.
What does goalie mean?
A goalkeeper or goaltender.
Where does goalie come from?
Clipping of goalkeeper or goaltender + -ie.

How to pronounce goalie

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