different between stagehand vs roadie

English

Etymology

stage +? hand (manual worker)

Noun

stagehand (plural stagehands)

1. A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.

   The actors get the glory, the spotlight and the name up in lights while it is the stagehands who point the spotlight, hang the name and change the light bulbs.

Synonyms

• scene-shifter

Translations

Anagrams

• Daghestan

English

Etymology

From road +? -ie

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???di/

  Rhymes: -??di

• Homophone: Rhodie

Noun

roadie (plural roadies)

1. One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.
2. (colloquial) A cyclist who rides on the roads rather than off-road.
3. (colloquial) An alcoholic beverage for the ride, for consumption while one is driving.
   • 2006, PartyEarth LLC, Party Italy, p. 64:

     Sit outside after dinner, and grab a couple of drinks before hitting the dance floor and putting the night in motion. You can even get a roadie for the trip over.

   • 2015, Jay Keefe, And Drink I Did:

     If there was any wine at home, I'd make sure I'd bring a “roadie” with me when I left the house.

   • 2016, Gregory Ross, Confessions of Fraternity Days:

     The ladies brought some wine coolers. I was glad I brought a roadie.

Translations

Anagrams

• areoid