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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The 21-year-old attacked his rehabilitation and hit the weight room to add 20 pounds while eyeing a redshirt season.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Lyons, a redshirt freshman, is the youngest of the three veterans.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
All three transfers, plus returning redshirt freshman Tanner Bushee (6-foot-2, 180 pounds), will compete for the starting job.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
Puglisi as a redshirt freshman is two years behind, plus he was injured last spring.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Lyons, a redshirt freshman, is the youngest of the three veterans.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
All three transfers, plus returning redshirt freshman Tanner Bushee (6-foot-2, 180 pounds), will compete for the starting job.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
Puglisi as a redshirt freshman is two years behind, plus he was injured last spring.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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 31 Mar. 2025.
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