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net + minder
Noun
netminder (plural netminders)
- (journalism, sports) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
1931 April 6, “Hockey Review”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 18:Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty.
2009 January 27, Paul Hunter, “Apprentice plan for Pogge”, in Toronto Star:Wilson said starting tonight against the Wild makes sense because his other two netminders have both been off the ice since last Wednesday's shootout loss to the Bruins because of the all-star break.
2020 October 18, “Former Tyrone goalkeeper Jonathan Curran dies at 33”, in RTÉ News:Curran won three Ulster SFC medals and a Celtic Cross in 2008 as a substitute netminder during a golden age for Tyrone football.
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