roster
English
/ˈɹɒstə/, /ˈɹɑstɚ/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish rooster (gridiron, grill, list, table) derived from Middle Dutch roosten (roast).
Origin
Middle Dutch
roosten
Gloss
roast
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonroster English
- broodrooster Dutch, Flemish
- dienstrooster Dutch, Flemish
- lesrooster Dutch, Flemish
- rooster Dutch, Flemish
- veerooster Dutch, Flemish
- wildrooster Dutch, Flemish
- roost Middle Dutch
- roosten Middle Dutch
- *rōsten Old Dutch