redshirt English

Meaning redshirt meaning

What does redshirt mean?

redshirt noun

— (US, collegiate, _, sports) an athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years

redshirt verb

— (US, collegiate, _, sports) to place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.

— (US, collegiate, _, sports) To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.

— (US) To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.

redshirt noun

— (fiction, science fiction) An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.

redshirt noun

— (US, _, navy) A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.

Synonyms redshirt synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as redshirt?

redshirt English » English

weapon

ordnance

gun

cannon

artillery