roadie

American  

[roh-dee] / ˈroʊ di /

noun

Slang.

1. a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.

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roadie British  

/ ˈrəʊdɪ /

noun

1. informal a person who transports and sets up equipment for a band or group

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Etymology

Origin of roadie

1965–70; road (from the idiom on the road ) + -ie; analogous to groupie

Example Sentences

Coined by DJ Murray the K at the onset of American Beatlemania, the term has taken on mythical status among die-hard music fans, who often bestow the title on such Beatles insiders as manager Brian Epstein, roadie Mal Evans, or musician Billy Preston.

From Salon

As the roadie puts it in “Wayne’s World 2,” “Keith cannot be killed by conventional weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to the incredible cache of materials collected by Beatles roadie Mal Evans and saved from the refuse heap in 1988 by a resourceful temp, we have access to a revelatory letter from Thomas Knorr, the Association’s Vice President who had set up a subsidiary firm, Concerts International, to bring music events to the Dome when the stadium wasn’t hosting the Astros, its primary tenant.

From Salon

Oasis's first performance to feature both Gallagher brothers came at the Boardwalk nightclub in the city in 1992, after Noel joined having been a roadie for Oldham band Inspiral Carpets.

From BBC

"The mirror on the wall was out of my flat," Cannon says, "but all of those little bits including the inflatable globe came from recording engineer Mark Coyle and roadie Phil Smith's house."

From BBC