Dictionary

reshuffle en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shuffle English reshuffle From re- + shuffle.

Meanings

1. An instance of reshuffling, a reorganization.
   • Simpson had also been due to meet new Rail Minister Kevin Foster, but that too had to be cancelled on the day because of a further reshuffle. 2023 January 11, Maggie Simpson tells Tom Allett, “Freight's champion”, in RAIL, number 974, page 41:
   • Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary, knew that a reshuffle in Minneapolis was bad news for her. She was, after all, the woman in charge of immigration. 2026 January 28, “Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026:
   • The changeover to almost exclusive electric and diesel working on the London-Ashford-Kent Coast main line at the beginning of the summer timetable naturally initiated a widespread reshuffle of steam motive power, involving some moves of considerable interest. 1961 August, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 505:
   • Danny Higginbotham was the only survivor from the weekend win over Bolton - but the Stoke captain lasted just 10 minutes before being forced off injured. That meant a reshuffle to the visitors' defence who were the busier in a lacklustre first half. 2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2011:

Forms

Translations (8)

de Umstrukturierung (an instance of reshuffling) · it rimaneggiamento (an instance of reshuffling) · de Umbesetzung (an instance of reshuffling) · fr remaniement (an instance of reshuffling) · de Revirement (an instance of reshuffling) · bg промя́на (an instance of reshuffling) · es reajuste (an instance of reshuffling) · it rimpasto (an instance of reshuffling)

reshuffle en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shuffle English reshuffle From re- + shuffle.

Meanings

1. To shuffle something again, especially playing cards.
2. To reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts.
   • The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces. 2005 August 21, Chris Campion, “J-Pop's dream factory”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021:

Forms

Deriveds

reshuffler

Translations (14)

fr remanier (to reorganize or rearrange something) · hu átalakít (to reorganize or rearrange something) · fr rebattre (to shuffle something again) · it rimaneggiare (to reorganize or rearrange something) · ja 異動 (to reorganize or rearrange something) · es reorganizar (to reorganize or rearrange something) · bg разбърквам (to shuffle something again) · de umbesetzen (to reorganize or rearrange something) · tl balasahin (to reorganize or rearrange something) · de umstrukturieren (to reorganize or rearrange something) · ja 改造 (to reorganize or rearrange something) · bg преустройвам (to reorganize or rearrange something) · it rimpastare (to reorganize or rearrange something) · it rimescolare (to shuffle something again)