athlete vs goalie

goalie vs athlete

athlete and goalie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
athlete	Yes	No	No	No
goalie	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, goalie is a hyponym of athlete; that is, goalie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than athlete:

athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
goalie: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

Other hyponyms of athlete include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, football player, footballer, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, gymnast, hockey player, ice-hockey player, hooker, hurdler, jumper, lacrosse player, letterman, Olympian, pentathlete, pro, professional, runner, sharpshooter, shot putter, skater, skier, sledder, soccer player, sport, striker, reserve, second-stringer, substitute, swimmer, swinger, tennis player, pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulter, lifter, weightlifter, winger.

athlete (noun)	goalie (noun)
a person trained to compete in sports	the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
	the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

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