1. (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
   "The coach decided to redshirt the freshman quarterback"
    
2. In the United States Navy, a person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft
   "The redshirts worked quickly to arm the fighter jets"

1. (collegiate sports) take an athlete out of official athletic activities for a year
   "They decided to redshirt the promising young player to give him more time to develop"
    
2. [US] Delay the start of a child's schooling by one year
   "They decided to redshirt their son to give him more time to mature"

Derived forms: redshirted, redshirting, redshirts

Encyclopedia: Redshirt