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roster

ros·ter

UK/ˈɹɒs.tə/ US/ˈɹɔ.stɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a list of names

  • “his name was struck off the rolls”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • duty roster
  • roster on

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