roster

roster
/ros"teuhr/, n.
1. a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
2. any list, roll, or register: a roster of famous scientists; a roster of coming events.
[1720-30; < D rooster list, roster, lit., gridiron, in reference to the ruled paper used, equiv. to roost(en) to ROAST + -er -ER1]
Syn. 1, 2. listing, slate, panel, record.

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