English Explanatory Dictionary

roster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.
  4. A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.
verb
  1. To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
  2. To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒs.tə/ /ˈɹɔ.stɚ/ /ˈɹoʊ.stɚ/ /ˈɹɑ.stɚ/ en-us-roster.ogg /ˈɹɔs.tə/ [ˈɹɔ̟s.tə]

Word forms

roster rosters rostering rostered

Etymology

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

Related words

rota

Derived words

deroster nonroster duty roster rosterable roster on rosterite

Translations

Bulgarian: списък Catalan: llistat Chinese Mandarin: 花名册 Dutch: rooster Estonian: nimekiri Finnish: nimilista Finnish: osanottajaluettelo Finnish: pelaajaluettelo Finnish: rosteri French: liste German: Liste German: Teilnehmerliste German: Matrikel German: Namensliste German: Dienstliste German: Dienstplan German: Diensteinteilung [adm.] Hungarian: névsor Irish: uainchlár Italian: ruolino Italian: ruolino di servizio Italian: ruolino di marcia Italian: calendario di lavoro Japanese: 名簿 Japanese: ロスター Portuguese: rol Portuguese: lista Russian: спи́сок Serbo-Croatian: popis Serbo-Croatian: spisak Serbo-Croatian: lista Spanish: lista de personal Spanish: plantel Spanish: nómina Swedish: lista Swedish: schema
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