roster (noun)

  • 1roster — ► NOUN 1) a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave in an organization. 2) a list of names, in particular of sports players available for team selection. ► VERB (usu. be rostered) ▪ assign according to a duty roster. ORIGIN Dutch rooster list …

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  • 2roster — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ impressive ▪ The firm has built up an impressive roster of clients over the past ten years. ▪ duty ▪ All names should be listed on the duty roster. ▪ active ( …

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  • 3roster — noun Etymology: Dutch rooster, literally, gridiron; from the parallel lines Date: 1727 1. a. a roll or list of personnel b. such a list giving the order in which a duty is to be performed < a duty roster > c. the persons listed on a roster 2. an&#8230; …

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  • 4roster — UK US /ˈrɒstər/ noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a list of people s names, often with the jobs they have been given to do: »There is a weekly duty roster …

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  • 5roster — noun check to see if your name s on the roster for tomorrow s game Syn: schedule, list, listing, register, agenda, calendar, table …

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  • 6roster — I UK [ˈrɒstə(r)] / US [ˈrɑstər] noun [countable] Word forms roster : singular roster plural rosters 1) a list of people s names that shows when each of them must work and what they have to do 2) a list of all the players who belong to a&#8230; …

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  • 7roster — 1. noun a) A list of names, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; or a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the&#8230; …

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  • 8roster — ros|ter1 [ rastər ] noun count a list of people s names, especially members of a particular sports team roster ros|ter 2 [ rastər ] verb transitive MAINLY BRITISH to include someone s name on a roster …

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  • 9roster — 1 noun (C) a list of people s names showing the jobs they must do and the times when they must do them: a duty roster 2 verb (T) to put someone s name on a roster …

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  • 10roster — [ rɒstə, rəʊst ] noun a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization. ↘a list of names, in particular of sports players available for team selection. verb chiefly Brit. assign according to a duty roster …

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