Etymology

roadie

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Today it means: One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician. Full definition →

English road ← Middle English rode ← Old English rād
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  1. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  3. Old Englishrād
  4. Middle Englishrode
  5. Englishroad
  6. English todayroadie

From road + -ie.

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