roster
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as…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.
» The teacher checks the class roster.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.
Liste, Teilnehmerliste, Matrikel
спи́сокspísok
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.
The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.
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.
a list of names
Examples
7 sentencesThe teacher checks the class roster.
I haven't received an updated roster.
Tom saw his name on the roster.
There's no one on the roster who can play defense.
Jackson is the only one on the roster who can play defense.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roasBorrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.
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