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roster definition

ros·ter (räs′tər)

noun

  1. a list of military or naval personnel or groups, specif. one showing their regular assignments and periods of duty
  2. any similar list, as the list of active players on a sports team

Etymology: Du rooster, orig., gridiron (< roosten, to roast), hence a grating, list (from the ruled paper used in making lists)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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