roster

noun ros·ter \ ˈrä-stər also ˈrȯ- or ˈrō- \

|Updated on: 3 Aug 2018

Examples: roster in a Sentence

Definition of roster

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 itemized list

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Examples of roster in a Sentence

His name has been added to the team roster.
The team has a roster of 40 players.

Recent Examples of roster from the Web

The Wildcats are frequently among the top programs in the Big 12 despite fluctuations on the roster and among assistant coaches.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Steady Kansas State is No. 44 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 14 July 2018
Like the ’98 Rainbow Team, the 2018 incarnation of Les Blues is incredibly diverse: 17 of the 23 players on the roster are sons of first-generation immigrants.

— sean gregory, Time, "32 Teams Entered, 2 Remain. Your Ultimate Guide to the World Cup Final," 13 July 2018
Muhammad Wilkerson has moved on and there aren't any clear leaders on the roster.

— scott horner, Indianapolis Star, "What you need to know about Colts vs. Jets," 13 July 2018
No student on the roster stands to learn more than 19-year-old rookie Lonnie Walker IV.

— jeff mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Summer school in session for Spurs rookie Walker," 10 July 2018
Ozzie Albies is the likely fans' choice to start at second base, while Scooter Gennett - perhaps the best and lone Reds player on the roster - is more deserving, batting a league-leading .331 while putting up a better OPS (.898 to .876) than Baez.

— gabe lacques, USA TODAY, "Five players who should be easy calls as first-time MLB All-Stars," 5 July 2018
From this perspective, the game between Serbia and Switzerland – a team with three Albanians on the roster – was marked by the long and complicated history of ethnic tensions.

— ani kokobobo, Washington Post, "For Albanians, it’s not just an eagle. Here’s the deeper story those World Cup fines.," 2 July 2018
The Bengals must weigh the following elements before deciding on making a move to draft a player: Who would be cut off the current 90-man roster to make room?

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Bengals Xtra: Extension? Darqueze Dennard willing to gamble," 1 July 2018
Clippard, who the Astros had left off their postseason roster, has a 3.13 ERA in a team-high 39 games pitched for the Blue Jays.

— hunter atkins, Houston Chronicle, "Ex-Astros Clippard, Hernandez receive 2017 World Series rings," 25 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of roster

Dutch rooster, literally, gridiron; from the parallel lines

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First Known Use: 1727

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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roster Synonyms

Synonyms

canon, catalog (or catalogue), checklist, list, listing, menu, register, registry, roll, roll call, schedule, table;

calendar, chronology, timetable;

ROSTER Defined for English Language Learners

roster

noun

Definition of roster for English Language Learners

: a list of the people or things that belong to a particular group, team, etc.
: a group of people or things whose names are included on a roster
: a list that shows the order in which a job or duty is to be done by the members of a group