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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The addition of the financial component in recent years, whether through NIL deals or collectives, has undoubtedly made building and maintaining a roster more challenging.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
The league office completes the All-Star rosters, in large part to ensure each team has at least one representative.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler form the new main three names leading the roster.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
The league office completes the All-Star rosters, in large part to ensure each team has at least one representative.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler form the new main three names leading the roster.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roster. Accessed 10 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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