roster

noun

ros·​ter ˈrä-stər 

also ˈrȯ-

or ˈrō-

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

Synonyms of roster

• list
• listing

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 on the Web

That’s quite a roster of side effects, like the small print at the end of drug company TV commercials. —Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026

The success of the farm system, much like the major league roster, will be predicated on how a number of position player prospects respond to down seasons. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

Webb has so far enjoyed his time with Team USA, a stacked roster featuring MVPs like Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper and Cy Youngs like Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Bad contracts have left the team with very limited cap space and married to a quarterback in Tua Tagovailoa that this regime apparently doesn’t want on the roster. —Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Dutch rooster, literally, gridiron; from the parallel lines

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for roster

• coster
• zoster
• exhauster
• imposter
• impostor

Kids Definition

roster

noun

ros·​ter ˈräs-tər 

: a list usually of people belonging to some group