different between goaltender vs skater

English

Etymology

goal +? tender

Noun

goaltender (plural goaltenders)

1. (sports) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

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.

Synonyms

• goalie
• goalkeeper
• keeper
• netkeeper
• netminder

Translations

English

Etymology

skate +? -er.

Alternative forms

• sk8r (slang)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ske?.t?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?t?(?)

Noun

skater (plural skaters)

1. A person who skates.
2. A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
3. (ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.
4. Any of numerous hemipterous insects in the family Gerridae, which run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.

Synonyms

• (in ice hockey): field player
• (insect): water strider

Translations

Anagrams

• Akters, Kaster, Krastë, Staker, Starke, Tasker, retask, sakret, staker, strake, streak, takers, tasker, trakes

French

Etymology

From English to skate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk?.te/

Verb

skater

1. to skateboard

Conjugation

Derived terms

• skateur

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skater m (definite singular skateren, indefinite plural skatere, definite plural skaterne)

1. a skater (skateboarder)

Noun

skater m

1. indefinite plural of skate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skater f

1. indefinite plural of skate

Spanish

Noun

skater m (plural skaters or skater)

1. skater, skateboarder