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 done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do 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.

Synonyms

list

roll

rota

register

rotation

scheduling

turn

duty roster

onomasticon

name list

catalogue

party list

data structure

file

membership

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒs.tə/

Etymology

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