Definition of ROSTER

roster

Plural: rosters

Noun

  • A list or register of names, especially for duties or events.
  • a list of names
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
  • To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.

Examples

  • I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.
  • I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.
  • The Scrabble club’s ROSTER showed a formidable list of opponents for the championship.
  • The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.

Synonyms

roll

Scrabble Score: 6

roster: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
roster: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roster: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

roster: valid Words With Friends Word