goalkickern.
/ˈɡəʊlˌkɪkə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊlˌkɪkər/ 1. Football (now chiefly Australian Rules Football). A player who kicks a goal, or is skilled at this.
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dribbler1868
goalkicker1871
goal kick1875
punter1887
place-kicker1890
sidestepper1891
place-kick1896
non-import1964
wantaway1993
water carrier1993
code-hopper1998
galactico2003
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > Australian football > [noun] > players or positions
goalkicker1871
full forward1880
rover1887
ruck1889
position player1900
centreline1911
1871 Bell's Life in London 16 Dec. 9/3 At once the most brilliant of dribblers and successful goal kicker that the Association can boast of.
1901 Japan Daily Mail 23 Nov. 550/1 The goal-kickers were, Hansford, 2; Milford, 3; Dowson 1; and Moore, 1.
1928 G. Moriarty Teaching Game of Football by Post iii. 4 The full forward is your goal kicker; shepherd him and play to him.
1932 Rotarian Oct. 42/3 Friedman was an exceptionally efficient goal-kicker. The easiest thing for him..would have been to kick goal [sic] which would have made the score Michigan 13, Ohio 10. However,..he elected to pass.
2011 Northcote (Austral.) Leader (Nexis) 5 Oct. 24 Twice a West Australian Football League leading goalkicker, Heatley turned to coaching when he signed on at Warrnambool.
2. spec. Rugby and (occasionally) American Football. A player who specializes in taking goal kicks (goal kick n. 1a). Cf. place-kicker n., kicker n. Additions.
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scrimmager1835
goalkicker1879
out1895
rover1901
touch-finder1960
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > types of player
side tackle1809
nose guard1852
rusher1877
goalkicker1879
quarterback1879
runner1880
quarter1883
full back1884
left guard1884
snap-back1887
snapper-back1887
running back1891
tackle1891
defensive end1897
guard1897
interferer1897
receiver1897
defensive back1898
defensive tackle1900
safety man1901
ball carrier1902
defensive lineman1902
homebrew1903
offensive lineman1905
lineman1907
returner1911
signal caller1915
rover1916
interference1920
punt returner1926
pass rusher1928
tailback1930
safety1931
blocker1935
faker1938
scatback1946
linesman1947
flanker1953
platoon player1953
corner-back1955
pulling guard1955
split end1955
return man1957
slot-back1959
strong safety1959
wide receiver1960
line-backer1961
pocket passer1963
tight end1963
run blocker1967
wideout1967
blitzer1968
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > player or position
full back1875
goal kick1875
No. eight1876
goalkicker1879
three-quarter back1880
handler1888
three-quarter1889
heeler1892
scrum half1894
lock forward1898
standoff1902
five-eighth1905
hooker1905
threes1905
flying half1906
loose head1907
standoff1908
fly-half1918
fly1921
inside half1921
outside half1921
scrum1921
inside centre1936
flank forward1937
out-half1949
prop1950
prop forward1951
number eight1952
flanker1953
tight head1959
back-rower1969
second rower1969
striker1973
packman1992
1879 Bell's Life in London 18 Jan. 10/3 The expectant dribbler of the Association, and the sure goal kicker and brilliant tackler of the Rugby style will get an airing.
1887 Outing Oct. 70/2 To be a good goal kicker..he must have a trained eye and steady nerves, for frequently a touch-down is secured only a few seconds before the call of ‘Time’, and to aim, place and send the ball over between the posts..requires the best of nerves.
1914 Outlook 25 Nov. 661/1 After Fordham's touchdown, however, there was a difference of opinion whether the goal kicker had sent the ball between the goal posts or not.
1961 Times 5 Jan. 3/5 Du Preez probably owes his selection to his recent success as a goal-kicker.
2015 Wales on Sunday (Nexis) 24 May 64 A thunderous first half at Franklin's Gardens finished 13-13 and inevitably the remainder of the play-off was reduced to a war of attrition between the rival forwards and goalkickers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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