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单词 roadie
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roadie

[ roh-dee ]
/ ˈroʊ di /

noun Slang.

a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.

Origin of roadie

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

Words nearby roadie

road hockey, road hog, roadholding, roadhouse, road hump, roadie, road kill, roadmap, road metal, road movie, road pricing
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Example sentences from the Web for roadie

  • They should also get rid of their roadie before their next gig.

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  • To become a journalist or a record producer or a roadie, or whatever it is.

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  • Sall, gin he dinna mak a roadie for himsel' through the field that year.

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British Dictionary definitions for roadie

roadie
/ (ˈrəʊdɪ) /

noun

informal a person who transports and sets up equipment for a band or group

Word Origin for roadie

C20: shortened from road manager
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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