roster

Meaning

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

Synonyms

list

roll

rota

register

rotation

scheduling

turn

duty roster

onomasticon

name list

catalogue

party list

data structure

file

membership

Translations

liste

Liste

lista

registro

ruolino

lista

Katalog

liste

κατάλογος

tableau de service

Teilnehmerliste

Verzeichnis

Dienstplan

elenco

Matrikel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒs.tə/

Etymology

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