Roaster vs. Roster

By Jaxson

  • Roaster (noun)

    One who roasts food.

  • Roaster (noun)

    A kitchen utensil used for roasting.

  • Roaster (noun)

    A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.

  • Roaster (noun)

    A furnace used in making ball soda.

  • Roaster (noun)

    One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.

  • Roaster (noun)

    A hot Jupiter.

  • Roaster (noun)

    An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.

  • Roster (noun)

    A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

  • Roster (noun)

    A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them.

    “The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.”

  • Roster (verb)

    To place the name of (a person) on a roster.

    “I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.”

Wiktionary
  • Roaster (noun)

    a container, oven, furnace, or apparatus for roasting something

    “my mother used to cook poultry in an oval-lidded roaster”

  • Roaster (noun)

    a person or company that processes coffee beans

    “he set up his own business as a tea dealer and coffee roaster”

  • Roaster (noun)

    a foodstuff that is particularly suitable for roasting, especially a chicken

    “if you are using a roaster instead of a boiler, 45 to 50 minutes will cook it”

Oxford Dictionary

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