Polyglot Dictionary

Torhüter

/ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Sports Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Torhüter

Meaning

  1. goalkeeper

    Built from Tor (goal) + Hüter (keeper, guardian).

    • Der Torhüter hielt den entscheidenden Elfmeter.

      The goalkeeper saved the decisive penalty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Tor goal
  • Hüter keeper, guardian

Similar words

torwart

Torhüter and Torwart are close synonyms for "goalkeeper," largely interchangeable; Torwart is more common in modern football.

Similar in other languages

French

gardien de but

gardien de but is the French word for the same thing — both mean "goalkeeper."

Portuguese

goleiro

goleiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "goalkeeper."

Practice

1 What does Torhüter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hielt den entscheidenden Elfmeter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Torhüter?

See also

nouncompound

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