goaler

[ goh-ler ]

noun

, Canadian.

1. goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goaler¹

< Canadian French gôleur < English goal + French -eur -eur

Example Sentences

Jenkins, goaler, three hundred and sixty-four pounds.”

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The triple-headed Cerberus was borne, this writer tells us, by the name of Goaler, while another family bore ‘the scarlet beast of the bottomless pit:’ ensigns of honour, truly!

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To worship an eternal goaler hardens, debases, and pollutes even the vilest soul.

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After it was known that he was going the goaler would not let them come to see me, out of his sight.

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He shall remit all the effects found upon the person of the prisoner to the goaler, and shall take a receipt, with the date of the day on which the remittance took place.

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