netminder

noun

net·​mind·​er ˈnet-ˌmīn-dər How to pronounce netminder (audio)

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The Senators didn’t start star netminder Linus Ullmark, opting to save him for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 On one sequence late in the period, Brandon Carlo fell down, taking Hampus Lindholm with him, and the netminder made his save of the game on an all-alone Morgan Frost at the top of the crease. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Nov. 2024 Lindgren was the netminder for the Washington Capitals in Florida on Thanksgiving Eve with the game tied at 3 in the third period. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024 The uncertainty was sufficient that Vancouver restarted dormant contract talks with veteran backup Casey DeSmith and signed young, experienced netminder Jiří Patera in unrestricted free agency. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for netminder 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of netminder was in 1937

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“Netminder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netminder. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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