roadie

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UK/ˈɹəʊdi/US/ˈɹoʊdi/

noun

One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.

“I was a roadie for a heavy metal band for four years.”

OriginEnglish road ← Middle English rode ← Old English rād →
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Meanings

nounroadie (plural roadies)

plural roadies

  1. One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.

    I was a roadie for a heavy metal band for four years.

  2. colloquialA cyclist who rides on the roads rather than off-road.

    I don't know about any trails for cycling because I'm mainly a roadie.

  3. colloquialAn alcoholic beverage for the ride, for consumption while one is driving.

    The bartender said he's not allowed to let me leave with a roadie.

    3 more examples

    Sit outside after dinner, and grab a couple of drinks before hitting the dance floor and putting the night in motion. You can even get a roadie for the trip over.

    2006, PartyEarth LLC, Party Italy, page 64

    If there was any wine at home, I'd make sure I'd bring a “roadie” with me when I left the house.

    2015, Jay Keefe, And Drink I Did

    The ladies brought some wine coolers. I was glad I brought a roadie.

    2016, Gregory Ross, Confessions of Fraternity Days
verbroadie (third-person singular simple present roadies, present participle roadying, simple past and past participle roadied)

present singular third person roadies · participle present roadying · participle past roadied · past roadied

  1. To act as a roadie

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  3. Old Englishrād
  4. Middle Englishrode
  5. Englishroad
  6. Englishroadie

From road + -ie.

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Translations

Danish roadie
  • roadiecrew for travelling stage production
Finnish roudari, matkakalja
  • roudaricrew for travelling stage production
  • matkakaljabeer for the ride
  • matkajuomabeer for the ride
German Wegbier
  • Wegbierbeer for the ride
Icelandic rótari
  • rótaricrew for travelling stage production
Norwegian Bokmål roadie
  • roadiecrew for travelling stage production
Polish pracownik techniczny, pracownica techniczna
  • pracownik technicznycrew for travelling stage production
  • pracownica technicznacrew for travelling stage production
  • trunek na drogębeer for the ride
Portuguese cerveja sem álcool
  • cerveja sem álcoolbeer for the ride
Spanish plomo
  • plomocrew for travelling stage production
Swedish roadie, råddare
  • roadiecrew for travelling stage production
  • råddarecrew for travelling stage production

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roadie

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Sounds the same

RhodierhodierhodyrhoddyRhodierhodierhodyrhoddy

Anagrams

areoidDeoria
Cite this entry
APA

roadie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadie

MLA

“roadie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roadie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadie.

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