REDSHIRT


Meaning of REDSHIRT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈred-ˌshərt ]

noun

Etymology: from the red jersey commonly worn by such a player in practice scrimmages against the regulars

Date: 1955

: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility

• redshirt verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.