roadie

road·ie

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roh-dee]
- /ˈroʊ di/
- /ˈrəʊ.di/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-dee]
- /ˈroʊ di/

Definitions of roadie word

noun roadie a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment. 1
noun roadie sb who sets up musical equipment 1
countable noun roadie A roadie is a person who transports and sets up equipment for a pop band. 0
noun roadie a person who transports and sets up equipment for a band or group 0
noun roadie a person hired to travel with a group of rock musicians while they are on the road, for the purpose of handling their equipment, running errands, etc. 0

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Origin of roadie

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Roadie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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roadie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

roadie usage trend in Literature

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