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
Examples of roster in a Sentence
His name has been added to the team roster.
The team has a roster of 40 players.
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Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Still, the roster has holes worth filling in all three phases.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
The Chargers added Reagor, a former first-round draft pick, to their practice squad in September and elevated him to the active roster a month later.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
More recently, the brand has added an environmental footprint and investment in clinical trials of its final formulations to its transparency roster.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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roster
noun
ros·ter
ˈräs-tər 
: a list usually of people belonging to some group
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