roster

CEFRB2

/ˈɹɒs.tə/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A list of people or things included in a group or schedule.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.

Examples

  • I saw Tom's name on the roster.

  • There's no one on the roster who can play defense.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹoʊ.stɚ/
  • /ˈɹɔ.stɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

  2. A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them.

  3. A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.

More examples

In context

  • The teacher checks the class roster.

  • I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.

  • I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The coach checked the blank to see which players were available for the game on Saturday.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.