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Gatekeeper vs Goalkeeper - What's the difference?

gatekeeper | goalkeeper |

As nouns the difference between gatekeeper and goalkeeper

is that gatekeeper is a person who guards or monitors passage through a gate while goalkeeper is a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

gatekeeper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
  • A person or group who controls access to something or somebody
  • A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus , of the Nymphalidae family.

    • goalkeeper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * goalie * goalminder * goaltender * keeper * netkeeper * netminder

    Usage notes

    * In ice hockey and lacrosse goaltender'' is the correct term and in most other sports ''goalkeeper is the correct term. However, the terms are often used interchangeably.

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