muster

1 a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"

2 compulsory military service [syn: conscription, draft, selective service]

1 gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: rally, summon, come up, muster up]

2 call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌs.tə(r)/, /"mVs.t@/

  Rhymes: -ʌstə(r)

Noun

1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
2. A show; a display.
3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
6. A collection of peafowl (an invented term rather than one used by zoologists).
7. A roundup of livestock for branding, drenching, shearing etc.
8. The act of mustering.

Derived terms

• pass muster

Translations

Verb

1. To collect and display; to assemble.
2. To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
3. To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body.

Translations

• Hebrew: לאסוף, לרכז, לאזור, להתאסף
• Polish: zwoływać

References

Muster may refer to:

• Muster (Census), a type of census in the British colony of New South Wales, Australia
• Muster (horse), a roundup of livestock
• Muster (military), a periodic assessment of the availability of local militia in Tudor England
• Muster (Texas A&M University), a time honored tradition at Texas A&M University
• Tenterfield Country Muster, an Australian music festival
• Ute muster, an auto show

People with the surname Muster:

• Brad Muster (born 1965), former American football fullback
• Thomas Muster (born 1967), former World Number 1 tennis player

See also

• Muster drill

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