polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

Examples of polo shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sunspel’s Riviera polo shirt—famously sported by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale—has been tweaked by its maker into a camp collar shirt. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

The final vehicles before the arrival of the race convoy are hurriedly rushed off-course, officials in dark blue polo shirts whistling them through. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026

At one point during the interview, Hernández, 28, poked fun at the polo shirt that Hart, 47, was wearing. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

According to the report, Nunez Garcia admitted cheating on the test using the electronic equipment hidden in the polo shirt. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for polo shirt

• controvert
• disconcert
• extrovert
• introvert
• reassert
• undershirt
• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert

Kids Definition

polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric