redshirt
noun
red·shirt
ˈred-ˌshərt 
: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
redshirt
verb
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Due to his redshirt and scout team years, McQuarrie could play two years at a Division II school.
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
The Louisiana native told me that overcoming his native cuisine was half the battle in that redshirt year.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The redshirt junior is already the presumptive Heisman favorite heading into this season, and the Longhorns will be viewed as one of the teams with the shortest odds to win it all.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
That tier is the redshirt, and it is often paid for by families.
—Daryl G. Jones, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
The Louisiana native told me that overcoming his native cuisine was half the battle in that redshirt year.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The redshirt junior is already the presumptive Heisman favorite heading into this season, and the Longhorns will be viewed as one of the teams with the shortest odds to win it all.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
That tier is the redshirt, and it is often paid for by families.
—Daryl G. Jones, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for redshirt
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“Redshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redshirt. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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