Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
groupie

groupie

66 7.8
A fan who follows a band or famous person and often travels to see them
  • noun
  • /ˈɡruːpi/
  • Slang
: groupie
  • Many young women aspire to be a groupie, following musicians from city to city for their shows.
  • a celebrity groupie
  • rock groupie
  • an artist groupie

And joining us in person is musician and total science groupie Sean Lennon.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • I love going to gigs and am a professional groupie for a couple of awesome bands.

    Blog text (10)

  • We're the band, and you can be the groupie.

    Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

  • By by the way, my wife is a huge groupie of yours.

  • Kind of a groupie, I guess.

    Bones and All (2022)

  • I already have a cute groupie.

    Repentance (2014)

  • I'm not going to chase him down like a groupie.

    North of the 10 (2022)

  • Kevin, my groupie from the supermarket, was only the beginning.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A year ago, after one of his concerts, he spent the night with a girl he'd never seen before, a groupie.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A groupie, basically.

    People Like Us (2012)

  • I'm not a groupie.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

fan
vsgroupie
∞ 1.0

A person who likes and supports a singer, team, or show

narrows this devotion to closely tracking celebrities and traveling to events
music lover
vsgroupie
13 2.4

A person who enjoys listening to music and goes to concerts

is more about personally following performers and traveling to their performances
superfan
vsgroupie
  • Informal
4 4.1

A person who really loves and supports a singer, team, or show

focuses on closely following performers and often traveling to their shows
roadie
vsgroupie
  • Jargon
2 8.8

Person who travels to many concerts to see the same band

is often a young female fan who follows performers closely and travels
music enthusiast
vsgroupie
1 3.2

A person who loves music and often listens to it or goes to concerts

is focused on following particular performers closely and often traveling for them

How Enthusiastic

fanatic
18 4.3
groupie
  • Slang
66 7.8
fan
∞ 1.0
admirer
96 2.3

Surface Forms

groupie singular
groupies plural

Morphology

groupie = group (semi-transparent) = group + ie

The suffix '-ie' is used to denote a diminutive or affectionate form, but the specific meaning of a fan following celebrities is not directly derivable.

Etymology

Groupie comes from the simple word group ('band') plus the friendly ending -ie, so it was first used for someone who follows a music group closely. That's why a groupie today means an enthusiastic fan who often travels to see and meet musicians.