groupie

noun

group·​ie ˈgrü-pē 

1

: a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours

2

: an admirer of a celebrity who attends as many of his or her public appearances as possible

3

: enthusiast, aficionado

a political groupie

golf groupies

Examples of groupie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before those two, of course, there was Charles Manson, who had his own set of groupies. —Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024

Stevens groupies, whose obsession with detail has much in common with people who followed the Grateful Dead, will be fascinated. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024

Her Lee isn’t an equal partner to Arthur but another accessory in his grand tragedy — a supercharged, scary-eyed take on a serial-killer groupie. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024

The actress played Edward Norton's skinhead girlfriend in American History X (1998), Adam Sandler's love interest in The Waterboy (1998), and a groupie alongside Kate Hudson in the Oscar-winning film Almost Famous (2000). —Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

groupie

noun

group·​ie ˈgrü-pē 

: fan entry 3

especially : a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours