roadie

[roh-dee]

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.

roadie

/ ˈrəʊdɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of roadie¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of roadie¹

C20: shortened from road manager

Example Sentences

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

In his memoir, he recalled a wild London trip where he partied with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones, a night that went sideways when a Turtles roadie spilled a pitcher of beer on Lennon.

From Los Angeles Times

If Root is the drummer tapping out the beat in the England band, Foakes is the roadie, doing the hardest work for the least praise, but impossible to put on a show without.

From BBC