redshirt
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.red·shirt
noun \ˈred-ˌshərt\Definition of REDSHIRT
: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
— redshirt verb
See Origin of REDSHIRT
from the red jersey commonly worn by such a player in practice scrimmages against the regulars
First Known Use: 1955
Rhymes with REDSHIRT
advert, alert, assert, avert, bellwort, birthwort, Blackshirt, brownshirt, bush shirt, camp shirt, colewort, concert, convert, covert, desert, dessert, dissert, divert, dress shirt, evert, exert, expert, exsert, figwort, fleawort, glasswort, hair shirt, Hastert, hornwort, inert, insert, invert, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, nightshirt, outskirt, overt, pay dirt, pervert, pilewort, ragwort, revert, ribwort, saltwort, sandwort, Schubert, seagirt, sea squirt, soapwort, spearwort, spleenwort, stitchwort, stonewort, stuffed shirt, subvert, sweatshirt, toothwort, T-shirt, ungirt
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