1. redshirt - Noun
2. redshirt - Verb
redshirt (plural redshirts)
(US, collegiate sports) An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
(US, collegiate sports) To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk.
(US, collegiate sports) To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
(US) To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
redshirt (plural redshirts)
(fiction, science fiction) An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
Sensing danger, Captain Kirk decided to beam down to the surface with Spock, McCoy, and a couple of redshirts.
redshirt (plural redshirts)
(US navy) A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.
redshirt (plural redshirts)
Alternative form of Red Shirt (“member of the UDD”).
Redshirt (plural Redshirts)
Alternative form of Red Shirt
Along with the loss of Dobbins, the Buckeye running back room has already dealt with an Achilles injury to redshirt sophomore Master Teague. Source: Internet
After taking a redshirt as a true freshman, Chambers played in 18 games the past three seasons. Source: Internet
Because he played in fewer than four games, he was able to use a redshirt for the 2019 season. Source: Internet
Because he played in four or fewer games, he was able to take a redshirt. Source: Internet
Between Jackson, redshirt freshman Lance LeGendre and sophomore transfer Taulia Tagovailoa, there was a quarterback competition in College Park. Source: Internet
Both three-star recruits in 2019, Broughton played in all 14 games, mostly on special teams, while Pleasant-Johnson took a redshirt. Source: Internet