shot-stoppers

Between the posts

Shot-stoppers is sports slang for goalkeepers, emphasizing their primary function of blocking shots on goal.

The term appears most often in soccer coverage: Liverpool's shot-stopper made three crucial saves in the second half.

It's journalistic shorthand, useful for avoiding repetition of "goalkeeper" or "goalie."

goalkeeping

goalie

Net-guarding player

keeperOne who guards
netminderHockey's final defender
saveProtect from loss

saves · diving · parry · catch · block · deflect · fingertip · cleansheet · rebound · gloves

reflexes

reaction

Response to stimulus

quickMoving with speed
instinctiveArising without conscious thought
agilityQuickness and ease

anticipation · diving · leap · spring · lunge · feline · nimble · dexterity · snap · twitch

defense

protector

One who safeguards others

defenderOne who guards another
guardianProtective caretaker of another
shieldHandheld defensive armor

bulwark · safeguard · resistance · barrier · security · sentinel · watchman · custodian · warden · keeper

Opposites

role in scoring

shot-stoppersscorers

Those who record points

strikers · finishers · forwards · marksmen · attackers

shot relationship

shot-stoppersshooters

People who fire guns

triggermen · gunners

Family

shot, stopper, stop, shots, stoppers, stops, stopped, stopping, stoppable

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