Word
roster
Phoneticsros·ter, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈɹɑstɝ/
UK/ɹˈɒstɐ/
Definitions
01a list of members
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun
n. a list of people who belong to a specific group, like a sports team, a military unit, or a class of students.
n. a list of individuals or groups enrolled in a particular organization, such as a sports team's active players or a military muster roll.
“The coach added two new players to the team roster before the big game.”
“The university registrar updated the class roster to include students who had recently transferred from the evening programme.”
02a work schedule
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun British English
n. a plan that shows which people are working at which times.
n. a schedule or timetable specifying the shift times and assigned duties for each employee within a business.
“I need to check the work roster to see if I am working this Saturday.”
“The hospital administrator revised the nursing roster to ensure adequate coverage during the holiday weekend.”
03a list of set elements
C1 · Advanced Countable noun Mathematics Technical
n. a list of numbers or items written inside brackets to show what is in a set.
n. a bracketed list that explicitly enumerates every element contained within a mathematical set.
“In math class, we wrote the set of even numbers as a roster.”
“The student was asked to represent the set of prime numbers less than twenty using roster notation.”
Usage
Often used in the phrase 'roster notation'.
Synonyms
04to put on a list
B2 · Upper Intermediate
v. to put someone's name on an official list or schedule.
v. to place a person's name on a roster or to assign an individual to a specific shift or duty list.
“The manager will roster you for the morning shift next week.”
“The department head decided to roster the senior engineers for the weekend maintenance window to ensure the system remained stable.”
Antonyms
Real-World Examples
“During their 2003 Sudamericana campaign, Cienciano’s roster had an average age of 28.” “Gaume, for her part, has continued to keep pitcher plants on her research roster years after her 2007 work on N.” Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domain
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Common
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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