roadie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of roadie
1965–70; road (from the idiom on the road ) + -ie; analogous to groupie
Example Sentences
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In 1984, Kershaw first anchored the BBC's flagship TV rock programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test, having been spotted while he was working a roadie and driver for performer Billy Bragg.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
As the roadie puts it in “Wayne’s World 2,” “Keith cannot be killed by conventional weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
They were there to hear from Shaul Magid, 65, whose long, thin white beard and shaved head made him look more like a roadie than a rabbi.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
The book is a meticulous accounting of the life of the Fab Four’s friend, roadie and personal assistant, who died in 1976 amid tragic circumstances.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
“He sang for friends’ bands, and he was a roadie for my uncle’s band.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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