roster

The word “roster” means a list of people assigned to a team, unit, or organization. In plain terms, a list of people belonging to a team or organization, often with a schedule of who does what and when.

“Roster” is pronounced ROS-tuh (/ˈɹɔ.stɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “roster” used in a sentence: “The coach trimmed the roster down to twenty-three players.”

Depending on how it is used, “roster” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “roster” comes from Dutch. From Dutch rooster, originally meaning "gridiron" or "table/list," from roosten, "to roast" — the ruled lines of a schedule apparently reminded people of the bars of a grill.

“Roster” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Roster” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a list of people assigned to a team, unit, or organization.

Both words can name a schedule showing who is due to work and when. Rota is chiefly British and usually refers to a rotating cycle of duties, while roster is used in both British and American English and can also mean the full list of people on a team, unit, or organization.

A schedule is any plan showing when things will happen, while a roster is specifically about people — either the list of people who belong to a team or organization, or the plan showing who works when. Every work roster is a kind of schedule, but not every schedule is a roster.

A roster is a list of people or a work schedule, while a rooster is an adult male chicken. The words are unrelated, but they are often confused in writing because they differ by a single letter.