: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers
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The suit came over two years after Rolling Stone first published an investigation that detailed claims from several Kiss roadies who alleged that minimal Covid protocols contributed to Stueber’s death.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
However, Berry did join his bandmates onstage at a handful of R.E.M. shows in the ensuing years, including at the 2005 wedding of their longtime roadie DeWitt Burton and, most recently, at the group’s 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 June 2024
Further out from the urban core, fat-tire e-bikes share space on trails with three-wheelers, retro-style cruisers, and slick roadies.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
Reddix just happened to become a roadie for Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
However, Berry did join his bandmates onstage at a handful of R.E.M. shows in the ensuing years, including at the 2005 wedding of their longtime roadie DeWitt Burton and, most recently, at the group’s 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 June 2024
Further out from the urban core, fat-tire e-bikes share space on trails with three-wheelers, retro-style cruisers, and slick roadies.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
Reddix just happened to become a roadie for Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Roadie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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