Roster

//ˈɹɒs.tə// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname
Noun
  1. 1
    A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

    "I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game."

  2. 2
    a list of names wordnet
  3. 3
    A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them.

    "The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year."

  4. 4
    A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.

    "Before uni starts check your work roster with your uni schedule to make sure there are no clashes with your classes."

  5. 5
    A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.
Verb
  1. 1
    To place the name of (a person) on a roster. transitive

    "I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month."

  2. 2
    To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.

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