muster
20
6.8
- noun
- /ˈmʌstər/
- Jargon
:
formación
- You recruits will report to your respective officers... by the letter of your company in alphabetical order... which is in the top left-hand corner of your muster sheet.
- muster roll
- constitutional muster
- militia musters
Clovis says he's got to consult his men because they have a kind of booty splitting muster.
- Clovis says he's got to consult his men because they have a kind of booty splitting muster.
Examples
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Many privates, who comprised the majority of soldiers, signed their muster rolls with an "X."
Academic text (2011) -
We were organizing the morning muster.
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Report to Muster Station 1!
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Get the crew back to their muster stations.
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Fire, life and safety crews, proceed to your muster stations immediately.
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Militia musters took place on the same parade ground used by the regiment.
Academic text (2011) -
The Expedition's records include multiple muster lists, as well as lists of loads, punishments, and mortality.
Academic text (2006) -
The soldiers were assembled for the muster at dawn to prepare for inspection.
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During the muster, the sergeant called the names of all personnel present.
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Each battalion had a designated area for their muster before deployment.
Synonyms
3
7.7
A formal group of people gathered for a meeting or ceremony
1
8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muster as a noun comes from the Latin root monstrare 'to show', because leaders would 'show' and count their soldiers. That's why a muster is a meeting to check and count troops.