Caretaker vs Goalkeeper - What's the difference?
caretaker | goalkeeper |
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
Temporary, on a short term basis.
(sports) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 9
, author=Owen Phillips
, title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
, work=BBC Sport
As nouns the difference between caretaker and goalkeeper
is that caretaker is someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair while goalkeeper is (sports) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.As an adjective caretaker
is temporary, on a short term basis.caretaker
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(en noun)Adjective
(-)- Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.
goalkeeper
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.}}