- redshirt
- redshirt (v.) "to withdraw (a player) from the varsity team to add a year to his or her eligibility," 1955, in reference to the red shirts worn by athletes on the scrimmage squad.
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Redshirt — Le terme anglais redshirt s applique, aux États unis, aux joueurs universitaires NCAA, notamment en basket ball, qui ne disputent pas de match officiel pendant une saison. Un joueur universitaire ne peut disputer que quatre saisons, durant… … Wikipédia en Français
redshirt — ☆ redshirt [red′shʉrt΄ ] vt. [from the traditional red shirts worn by the scrimmage team, with whom such players may continue to practice] Slang to withdraw (a player) from a varsity team for a year so that the player will be eligible for… … English World dictionary
Redshirt — Als Redshirts (englisch, zu deutsch etwa Rothemden) werden, in Anlehnung an die US amerikanische Science Fiction Serie Star Trek, Figuren bezeichnet, die kurz nach ihrem Auftritt sterben.[1][2] Der Begriff wurde von Star Trek Fans gebildet.[3] In … Deutsch Wikipedia
Redshirt — Red shirt or Redshirt may refer to:Fiction* Redshirt (character), a stock cannon fodder character in fiction, particularly in Star Trek: The Original Series . * Redshirts (film) ( Camicie rosse ), a 1952 film directed by Francesco Rosi.Groups and … Wikipedia
redshirt — 1. noun /ɹɛd.ʃɜː(ɹ)t a) 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 Sensing danger, Captain Kirk decided to beam down to the surface… … Wiktionary
redshirt — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
redshirt — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a member of an organization having a red shirt as a distinctive part of its dress or uniform; especially : a member of the revolutionary forces of Guiseppe Garibaldi II. noun Etymology: so called from the red jersey commonly… … Useful english dictionary
Redshirt (college sports) — This article is about the sports term. For the academic term, see Redshirting (academic). Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete s participation in order to lengthen his or her… … Wikipedia
Redshirt (character) — A redshirt is a stock character, used frequently in science fiction but also in other genres,Fact|date=September 2008 whose primary purpose is to die soon after being introduced, thus demonstrating the dangerous circumstances faced by the main… … Wikipedia
redshirt — /red sherrt /, n. 1. a high school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. v.t. 2. to withdraw (an athlete) from varsity competition. [1950 55, Amer.; from the red shirts worn in… … Universalium
