roadie

roadie

An employee of a touring band or musician who hauls and sets up their equipment for concerts. The unsung heroes of the tour are the roadies, who make everything run smoothly even in the worst conditions.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

roadie

and roady
1. and roadster n. someone who helps rock groups set up for performances. I was a roadster for a while, but I didn’t like it.
2. and roadster in. to help rock groups set up. Let’s go downtown and roadster tonight. The Red Drips are in town.
3. mod. eager to travel; eager to get on the road. I get a little roady when the weather gets warm.

roady

verb
See roadie
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • roadster
  • roady
  • groupie
  • one-hit wonder
  • sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll
  • shlepper
  • schlepper
  • at the best of times
  • could (do something) with one arm tied behind (one's) back
  • stage fright
References in periodicals archive
Similarly, AxleHire and Roadie are working with Walmart on grocery delivery, while two of the largest investors in Roadie are two other Atlanta-based companies--The Home Depot and UPS.
On-demand delivery on your doorstep: The latest iteration of last-mile delivery is rapidly changing not just how quickly we take delivery of our latest purchase, but the picking and packing of orders in the distribution center
Stephens also invested in previous funding rounds to raise cash for Roadie, including its first.
Startup Roadie Gets More Stephens Cash: Delivery service company attracts $37M investment, partnership with Walmart
Initial partners include GrubHub, Instacart, Roadie and ridesharing services.
Maven Gig expands rental car offering to San Francisco
Roadie insures whatever you choose to send, big or small, up to $500.
Old-school innovation: these 5 entrepreneurs put new spins on existing ideas
While that may not have been the best Grade Two ever run, Roadie Joe showed an admirable attitude in seeing off Cardinal Palace by a short head, battling back after being edged into second.
El of a chance for Wolverhampton gains
Graham - a former Black Sabbath roadie and close friend of frontman Ozzy Osbourne - said: "I know the Eagles and I was going to go down and see them, but I didn't get a chance because U2 were rehearsing for an HBO special.
launched Paris attack; roadie says that he's lucky to be alive after 'fate intervened'
"We're both musicians [Slaibi plays the flute], and I'm into audio and he's into building small robots." Roadie is essentially "a small robot that tunes music instruments."
Lebanese duo strikes success with Roadie
Band Industries Industry: Music Tech Project/Product: Roadie Tuner Year of incorporation: 2013 Product launch: 2014 Employees: Two, and hiring Board of directors: Yes, three members Founders:...
The perfect pitch
A FORMER roadie with Brum rockers Black Sabbath has been killed in a motorbike smash in Thailand.
Sabbath roadie is killed in Thai motorbike crash; STARS EXPECTED AT MEMORIAL SERVICE
THE family of a One Direction roadie who died while working on the band's set in Liverpool today paid tribute to him.
1D ROADIE TRIBUTE A COMFORT - FAMILY; Brother moved by boy band's condolences
TheYETI Coolers Roadie 20 is designed for easy transport by fishermen and hunters on the water or in the field.
YETI Coolers Roadie 20
29 -- A true Roadie persona has a Wild, Rough, Edgy swagger and that is exactly what MTV VJ's Bani and Rannvijay exude.
'Roadies Footgear' exclusively by Mochi!
Franklin Electronic Publishers today announced forthcoming release of its new Explorer line of ROADIE Portable Speaker System, designed to provide mobile users with a modular speaker system.
Franklin to release Explorer line of speaker systems
HOW do you get from being a rebel-rousing heavy metal roadie in Warwick to fixing furniture in New Orleans?
Rockin' road trip down memory lane