Roster Definition

rŏstər, rôstər
rosters
noun
rosters
A list of military or naval personnel or groups, specif. one showing their regular assignments and periods of duty.
Webster's New World
Any similar list, as the list of active players on a sports team.
Webster's New World

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.
Wiktionary
verb
rosters
The act of placing a name on a roster.
I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.
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Other Word Forms of Roster

Noun

Singular:
roster
Plural:
rosters

Origin of Roster

  • Dutch rooster gridiron, roster (from the ruled paper used for a roster) from roosten to roast German rösten English roast

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch rooster “gridiron".

    From Wiktionary

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