[ˈrɒstə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization
(e.g: next week's duty roster)


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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

[ˈrɒstə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- place on or assign according to a duty roster
(e.g: the locomotive is rostered for service on Sunday)


Phrases:

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