word-vault/dist/data/cards/ro/roster.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "roster",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a list showing the tasks that different people have to do at different times within an organization",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a duty roster"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boss has drawn up a duty roster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kelly has an excellent chance of making the opening-day roster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a roster for babysitting"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rota",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["impressive", "duty", "active"],
                "verb + roster": ["fill", "fill out", "make"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a list of the names of people who are available to do a job, play in a team, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have a number of outstanding players on their roster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firm has built up an impressive roster of clients over the past ten years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a roster of artists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The record company confirmed that the band had been dropped from the roster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team has ten rookies on the active roster."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["impressive", "duty", "active"],
                "verb + roster": ["fill", "fill out", "make"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɒstə(r)/",
                "audio": "ro/roster/roster__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɑːstər/",
                "audio": "ro/roster/roster__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent. (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."
}