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roster noun [ ˈrɒstə ]

• a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization.
• "next week's duty roster"
Similar: list, listing, register, schedule, agenda, calendar, roll, directory, table, rota,

roster verb

• place on or assign according to a duty roster.
• "the locomotive is rostered for service on Sunday"
Origin: early 18th century (originally denoting a list of duties and leave for military personnel): from Dutch rooster ‘list’, earlier ‘gridiron’, from roosten ‘to roast’, with reference to its parallel lines.


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