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roster

[ ros-ter ]

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noun

a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
Synonyms: record, panel, slate, listing
any list, roll, or register:
a roster of famous scientists; a roster of coming events.
Synonyms: record, panel, slate, listing

roster

/ ˈrɒstə /

noun

a list or register, esp one showing the order of people enrolled for duty
marketing the list of advertising agencies regularly used by a particular company

verb

tr to place on a roster

roster

/ ˈrɒstə /

noun

dialect.
a rascal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of roster¹

1720–30; < Dutch rooster list, roster, literally, gridiron, in reference to the ruled paper used, equivalent to roost ( en ) to roast + -er -er ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of roster¹

C18: from Dutch rooster grating or list (the lined paper looking like a grid)

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