roster
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.
A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.
Verb 2 meanings
To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
“I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.”
To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.
ROSTER at a glance
ROSTER has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,079 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with roster
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
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