: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers
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The then-unknown actress plays a quieter student who is first designated by Dewey as a roadie for the band.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The sale comes months after Vincent’s former KISS bandmate Gene Simmons made headlines for offering up the chance to be his personal assistant and band roadie for a day for $12,000.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The musician joined the band — which is comprised of frontman Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Reeves Gabrels and Jason Cooper — full time in 1990 after initially joining as a roadie in 1984.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
Dallas has won nine of past 12 roadies in this series, and Washington has lost five straight games at home.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The sale comes months after Vincent’s former KISS bandmate Gene Simmons made headlines for offering up the chance to be his personal assistant and band roadie for a day for $12,000.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The musician joined the band — which is comprised of frontman Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Reeves Gabrels and Jason Cooper — full time in 1990 after initially joining as a roadie in 1984.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
Dallas has won nine of past 12 roadies in this series, and Washington has lost five straight games at home.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Roadie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadie. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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