roster

English

Etymology

From Dutch rooster “gridiron”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

roster (plural rosters)

1. A list of names, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; or a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game.
2. A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them.

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

Translations

Dutch: rooster (nl) Estonian: nimekiri (et) Finnish: nimilista (fi); pelaajaluettelo (fi), osanottajaluettelo (fi) French: liste (fr) f.

German: Liste, Teilnehmerliste f. Irish: uainchlár (ga) m. Spanish: lista de personal f. Swedish: lista (sv) c., schema (sv) n.

See also

• rota

Verb

roster (third-person singular simple present rosters, present participle rostering, simple past and past participle rostered)

1. The act of placing a name on a roster.

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

Anagrams

• resort
• retros
• sorter
• storer