Standard Lemma guide

roadie

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹəʊdi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊdi/
  • rhymes with -əʊdi
  • homophone: Rhodie
  • homophone: rhodie
  • homophone: rhody
  • homophone: rhoddy
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To act as a roadie

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From road + -ie.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: roadie — crew for travelling stage production
  • Finnish: roudari — crew for travelling stage production
  • Icelandic: rótari — crew for travelling stage production
  • Marathi: रोडी (roḍī) — crew for travelling stage production
  • Norwegian Bokmål: roadie — crew for travelling stage production
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: roadie — crew for travelling stage production
  • Polish: pracownik techniczny — crew for travelling stage production
  • Polish: pracownica techniczna — crew for travelling stage production
  • Spanish: plomo — crew for travelling stage production
  • Swedish: roadie — crew for travelling stage production
  • Swedish: råddare — crew for travelling stage production
  • Finnish: matkakalja — beer for the ride
  • Finnish: matkajuoma — beer for the ride
  • German: Wegbier — beer for the ride
  • Polish: trunek na drogę — beer for the ride
  • Portuguese: cerveja sem álcool — beer for the ride
Real reading context

roadie in complete knowledge articles

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