Definition
In ice hockey and some other sports, the player who defends the goal; another term for goalkeeper.
Etymology
Compound of 'goal' and 'tender' (one who tends or looks after). Common in North American sports terminology, especially hockey.
Kelly Says
Goaltender is the dominant term in North American hockey while 'goalkeeper' rules soccer worldwide—showing how different sports communities developed their own vocabulary independently, and how languages vary by region and sport.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጎልክ Keepers
gol-k keepers
ARالعربية
حارس المرمى
ha-r-is al-mar-mi
BNবাংলা
গোলরক্ষক
gol-rokkhok
CACatalà
portero
por-teh-roh
CSČeština
brankář
bran-kar
DEDeutsch
Torwart
tohr-vart
ELΕλληνικά
τερματοφύλακας
ter-ma-to-fy-la-kas
ESEspañol
portero
por-teh-roh
FAفارسی
دروازهبان
daro-aze-ban
FISuomi
maalivahti
maali-vah-ti
FRFrançais
gardien de but
gah-r-dyaN duh boo
HAHA
gidan gaba
gi-dan ga-ba
HIहिन्दी
गोलकीपर
gol-kee-pahr
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga gawang
pen-ja-gah ga-wang
ITItaliano
portiere
por-tee-eh-reh
JA日本語
ゴールキーパー
gooru-kee-paa
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga gol
pen-ja-gah gol
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုံလိပ်ကယ်
goo-n-leek-kai
NLNederlands
doelman
doel-man
PLPolski
bramkarz
bram-karz
PTPortuguês
guarda-redes
gah-r-dah-reh-dehs
RUРусский
вратарь
vratar'
SVSvenska
målvakt
maul-vakt
SWKiswahili
mwagaji
mwa-ga-ji
TEతెలుగు
గోల్కీపర్
gol-kee-par
THไทย
ผู้รักษาประตู
poo-rak-sa-a pra-too
TLTL
bantay-balon
ban-tay-ba-lon
TRTürkçe
kaleci
kal-e-chi
UKУкраїнська
воротар
vo-ro-tar
URاردو
گول کیپر
gol kee-par
VITiếng Việt
thủ môn
thoo-mon