: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers
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Sam Mendes and Sony’s upcoming four-part series of biopics about The Beatles has expanded its cast, this time adding figures in the Fab Four’s inner circle such as family members, roadies and press officers.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
Those were connected to a wire that ran back to the soundboard, where a roadie could trigger a phantom power supply, lighting both the bulb and the smoke bombs.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Jonathon Cooper, 10 days into a multi-national roadie and perched on the razor’s edge between a celebratory trans-Atlantic flight home and a silent one, was ready.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
In May, the former roadie for the band Smash Mouth moved into his own apartment.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
Those were connected to a wire that ran back to the soundboard, where a roadie could trigger a phantom power supply, lighting both the bulb and the smoke bombs.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Jonathon Cooper, 10 days into a multi-national roadie and perched on the razor’s edge between a celebratory trans-Atlantic flight home and a silent one, was ready.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
In May, the former roadie for the band Smash Mouth moved into his own apartment.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Roadie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadie. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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