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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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Now, five years later, Orlando has added Bane to its roster.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Between Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Jung Hoo Lee, San Francisco has four position players on its roster who signed nine-figure contracts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Former North Carolina Tar Heel quarterback Russell Tabor is part of the team's roster this year.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for roster
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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roster
noun
ros·ter
ˈräs-tər 
: a list usually of people belonging to some group
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