participant vs goaltender

goaltender vs participant

participant and goaltender both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
participant	Yes	No	No	No
goaltender	Yes	No	No	No

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

participant: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
goaltender: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

Other hyponyms of participant include ballplayer, baseball player, billiard player, bowler, card player, chess player, dart player, football player, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, netkeeper, netminder, golf player, golfer, linksman, grandmaster, hockey player, ice-hockey player, lacrosse player, most valuable player, MVP, playmaker, pool player, scorer, seed, seeded player, server, shooter, soccer player, stringer, tennis player, volleyball player.

participant (noun)	goaltender (noun)
someone who takes part in an activity	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
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game	the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

Difference between participant and goaltender

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