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roster

ros·ter [ róstər ]


noun  (plural ros·ters)
Definition:
 
1. list of names: a list of personnel, especially employees, athletes, or members of the armed forces, often detailing their duties and the times when they are to be carried out

2. people on list: the people listed on a roster



transitive verb  (past and past participle ros·tered, present participle ros·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ros·ters)
Definition:
 
put somebody on roster: to name somebody on a roster

[Early 18th century. < Dutch rooster "gridiron," (from the resemblance of its pattern to lines on paper) "list" < roosten "roast"]
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