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roster

[ros-ter]

noun

  1. a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. any list, roll, or register.

    a roster of famous scientists; a roster of coming events.

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roster

1

/ ˈɒə /

noun

  1. a list or register, esp one showing the order of people enrolled for duty

  2. marketing the list of advertising agencies regularly used by a particular company

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verb

  1. (tr) to place on a roster

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

roster

2

/ ˈɒə /

noun

  1. dialecta rascal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of roster1

1720–30; < Dutch rooster list, roster, literally, gridiron, in reference to the ruled paper used, equivalent to roost ( en ) to roast + -er -er 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of roster1

C18: from Dutch rooster grating or list (the lined paper looking like a grid)
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Walter’s Guggenheim group has made major outlays beyond the roster as well.

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“I’d look five weeks down the line at the roster,” Sapolu said, “and put it in the back of my mind, ‘I can’t wait for that week so I can say hello to that person.’”

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Returning to the roster this month will be World Cup and Olympic champion midfielder Rose Lavelle, whose 110 caps and 24 international goals are both tops among players called up this month.

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The Dodgers do have Hyeseong Kim as a wild card on the bench, and on a roster loaded with positional flexibility.

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Once polling places open for voters within the county, the voter must sign a roster in the presence of election workers, who attest to their identity and eligibility.

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What doesroster mean?

A roster is a list or register of people or things.Roster is perhaps most commonly used to refer to the official list of players on a sports team, but it can refer to many other things, including lists of military personnel and lists of academic classes.Example: We have spots on our roster for 26 players.

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