roadie

noun

road·​ie ˈrō-dē 

: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers

Examples of roadie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keeping the ship flying night after night took around 100 roadies and stagehands, who had to disassemble it, load it up, haul it to the next city and reassemble it after every gig. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026

The band sent a roadie out as a decoy, and the Nazis stopped the car, ready to give him a beatdown. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Rooms at Lovekin offer different vibes, from a board game and study room to a roadie music setting, so the shop has something for everyone, Mastri said. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

road + -ie

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roadie

• bodhi
• jody
• chiropody
• forebody
• hymnody
• parodi