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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Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Razorbacks announced Tuesday a new partnership with TheLinkU, which the department hopes will facilitate and streamline operations in the NIL space beyond the school's revenue-sharing commitment with its roster of athletes.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Dec. 2025
The announcement came via an internal memo from Nike president and CEO Elliott Hill, who has been making sweeping changes to his leadership roster across all of the company’s divisions since assuming the helm in October 2024.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
Like with just about every college football team in America, FIU’s roster will look radically different in 2026.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Razorbacks announced Tuesday a new partnership with TheLinkU, which the department hopes will facilitate and streamline operations in the NIL space beyond the school's revenue-sharing commitment with its roster of athletes.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Dec. 2025
The announcement came via an internal memo from Nike president and CEO Elliott Hill, who has been making sweeping changes to his leadership roster across all of the company’s divisions since assuming the helm in October 2024.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
Like with just about every college football team in America, FIU’s roster will look radically different in 2026.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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roster
noun
ros·ter
ˈräs-tər 
: a list usually of people belonging to some group
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