Home › Words › G › goalhangergoalhangergoalhanger · noun — A player who stays near the opposing team's goal in the hope of easily scoring.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom goal + hanger.nounA player who stays near the opposing team's goal in the hope of easily scoring.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).