roadie Definition
roadie (rōd′ē)
noun
Slang 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.
roadie Usage Examples
Converse of subject
play: Couple of dodgy songs played by the roadie, some of which bomb everytime.
Converse of object
- become: The best think you could possible do if you want learn how to become a roadie is to just do it.
- get: Well, I could sell it and get a roadie again... ... ... ... .
- have: The lack of offroad riding has the closet roadie in me trying to escape!
Adjective modifier
- former: Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Saxondale centers on the exploits of Tommy Saxondale, a former roadie turned world-weary rat-catcher.
- occasional: Houseplant Occasional roadie whose haircut looked like Howard Jones ' houseplant.
- chief: The chief roadie managed to revive him with a fearsome brown liquid concoction from behind the makeshift bar called ' Old Danish ' .
- new: Give me a guitar tuner and a roll of gaffer and I'm the new roadie.
Noun used with modifier
guitar: As the name suggests, they're like the Shangri-Las, but only if Thurston Moore was the guitar roadie.
Browse dictionary entries near roadie
- ‹ roadhouse
- ‹ roadblock
- ‹ roadbed
- ‹ roadability
- ‹ road warrior
- ‹ road test
- ‹ road show
- ‹ road rage
- ‹ road racing
- ‹ road movie

