roadie

[ roh-dee ]

/ ˈroʊ di /

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noun Slang.

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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Origin of roadie

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

Words nearby roadie

road hockey, road hog, roadholding, roadhouse, road hump, roadie, road kill, roadmap, road metal, road movie, road pricing

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How to use roadie in a sentence

Yeti dropped two new coolers, the Roadie 48 and Roadie 60, last week.
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Roadies love the 20-mile climb up to the resort, while mountain bikers have more than 300 miles of singletrack to tackle.
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You cannot take the credit, as you may be a roadie, mountain biker, triathlete, or other form of self-indulgent weenie.
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Similarly, when roadies passed me in the park, their matching kits bearing the names of sponsors and their shorn legs glistening in the sun, I looked upon my sneakers and my bare torso and despaired.
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Anguished roadies longing to ride outside are dragging Pelotons into the streets.
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They should also get rid of their roadie before their next gig.
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To become a journalist or a record producer or a roadie, or whatever it is.
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Sall, gin he dinna mak a roadie for himsel' through the field that year.
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British Dictionary definitions for roadie

roadie

/ (ˈrəʊdɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for roadie

C20: shortened from road manager

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