Pronunciation: /ˈrɛdʃəːt/
noun
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1US informal a college athlete who is withdrawn from university sporting events for a year to develop their skills and extend their period of playing eligibility by a further year at this level of competition: [as modifier]: a redshirt freshman who had never started a college game and wasn’t expecting to start in one this year
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2a supporter of Garibaldi, in particular one of the thousand who sailed with him in 1860 to conquer Sicily.
verb
[with object] US informal-
keep (an athlete) out of university competition for a year: he was less developed at the outset, so he was redshirted
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[no object] (of a college athlete) be barred from university competition for a year: he redshirted last season
