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
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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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Last season, Hart led the NBA in minutes played during Anunoby’s month-and-a-half-long absence due to an elbow injury, though Randle also sustained a season-ending shoulder injury on the same day Anunoby left the rotation, putting additional strain on the roster.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The ad roster also includes three ads from different delivery services that can bring food from restaurants and stores to a customer’s door.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The belief, though, was that the team was headed towards a smaller move to augment their current roster.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
For Dallas, this is a bold move to retool their roster around Anthony Davis, who will provide the team with elite defense and a dominant presence in the paint.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The ad roster also includes three ads from different delivery services that can bring food from restaurants and stores to a customer’s door.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The belief, though, was that the team was headed towards a smaller move to augment their current roster.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
For Dallas, this is a bold move to retool their roster around Anthony Davis, who will provide the team with elite defense and a dominant presence in the paint.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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roster
noun
ros·ter
ˈräs-tər 
: a list usually of people belonging to some group
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