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   roster

   /ˈrɒstə/

   noun

   • 1. a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization: "next week's duty roster"
   • ▪ a list of members of a team or organization, in particular of sports players available for team selection: "a cluster of outstanding players on the club's roster"

   verb

   • 1. place on or assign according to a duty roster: British "the locomotive is rostered for service on Sunday"

   Word Origin early 18th century (originally denoting a list of duties and leave for military personnel): from Dutch rooster ‘list’, earlier ‘gridiron’, from roosten ‘to roast’, with reference to its parallel lines.

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