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
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The star got her big break as an actress — and earned an Oscar nomination — playing band groupie Penny Lane in the 2000 drama from writer-director Cameron Crowe.
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Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
Enter Dennis France, a runty cop groupie who had befriended Leasure at a Pomona gun show and liked to go on ride alongs with him.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
And give their groupies a real VIP pass...to their hearts, of course.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce is becoming the Eras Tour’s No. 1 groupie.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
But the moniker took on a second life in the 2000 film Almost Famous, in which Kate Hudson plays a groupie with the same name.
—Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2024
End of carousel During the era of the golden god, when jean-stuffing rockers roamed the Earth searching for drugs, groupies and TV sets to toss, the members of Rush seemed content keeping to themselves.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The cardinal’s groupies, and the synod’s enemies, hung around, too.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Lyte was the serious rapper, not to be confused with some random groupie.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
Enter Dennis France, a runty cop groupie who had befriended Leasure at a Pomona gun show and liked to go on ride alongs with him.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
And give their groupies a real VIP pass...to their hearts, of course.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce is becoming the Eras Tour’s No. 1 groupie.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
But the moniker took on a second life in the 2000 film Almost Famous, in which Kate Hudson plays a groupie with the same name.
—Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2024
End of carousel During the era of the golden god, when jean-stuffing rockers roamed the Earth searching for drugs, groupies and TV sets to toss, the members of Rush seemed content keeping to themselves.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The cardinal’s groupies, and the synod’s enemies, hung around, too.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Lyte was the serious rapper, not to be confused with some random groupie.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Groupie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groupie. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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groupie
noun
group·ie
ˈgrü-pē 
: fan entry 3
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: a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours
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