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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒstə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɑstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ros′tər)

ros•ter /ˈrɑstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a list of persons or groups, as of military units.
any list, roll, or register:a class roster.

ros•ter (ros′tər),USA pronunciation n.

a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
any list, roll, or register:a roster of famous scientists; a roster of coming events.

Dutch rooster list, roster, literally, gridiron, in reference to the ruled paper used, equivalent. to roost(en) to roast + -er -er¹
1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

roster /ˈrɒstə/ n

a list or register, esp one showing the order of people enrolled for duty
the list of advertising agencies regularly used by a particular company

(transitive) to place on a roster

Etymology: 18th Century: from Dutch rooster grating or list (the lined paper looking like a grid)

'roster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

catalog - inventory - kitchen police - no-cut contract - register - rota - taxi squad - scroll - show bill

Synonyms: roll, slate, membership, program, programme, more...

Collocations: a roster of [tasks, duties, roles], a [weekly, daily, monthly] roster, a long roster of [clients, members, users, experts], more...

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Rota (verb)? Roster (noun and verb).
rota / roster / schedule
the Acorns are scraping the bottom of the roster.
The roster/list of tech icons
Verb-'Roster'

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