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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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
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 • Aug. 27, 2024
A machine-learning neural network dubbed MAL in homage to the Beatles’ beloved roadie Mal Evans, the technology provides the capability for separating audio tracks into their component parts.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023
Coming of age in the early 1970s, Mr. Levene became so passionate about the progressive rock band Yes and its virtuosic guitarist, Steve Howe, that he was briefly a Yes roadie.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
“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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