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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Despite its star power, the roster is aging with a handful of bloated contracts on the books.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The only other quarterback on the Cowboys' roster is Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft who was acquired in a trade before last season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The latest rumors ahead of the NFL trade deadline
The NFL trade deadline is drawing close, with teams having one last chance to make a significant roster shake-up before forging on with the second half of the regular season.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Around 48 hours after Alexander Romanov secured a unanimous decision victory over Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Edmonton, the Moldovan heavyweight was removed from the promotion’s active roster.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The only other quarterback on the Cowboys' roster is Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft who was acquired in a trade before last season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The latest rumors ahead of the NFL trade deadline
The NFL trade deadline is drawing close, with teams having one last chance to make a significant roster shake-up before forging on with the second half of the regular season.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Around 48 hours after Alexander Romanov secured a unanimous decision victory over Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Edmonton, the Moldovan heavyweight was removed from the promotion’s active roster.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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roster
noun
ros·ter
ˈräs-tər 
: a list usually of people belonging to some group
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