roadie
noun
road·ie ˈrō-dē 
: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In my honest opinion, Going-to-the-Sun Road should be on every serious roadie’s short list. 
Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Some nervous roadie just announced Eddie missed the bus after the show last night, so Chris Cornell will take his place. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022 That allows far-flung Brewers fans to plan summer weekends around a roadie to ballgames without worrying about iffy weather. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022 The speaker is a roadie for King Crimson, which made it to the small-time and has stayed there for more than 50 years. Kyle Smith, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022 All that's to say that FC Cincinnati was always going to have a hard time getting something out of this roadie. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2022 Unlike Rimini’s protagonist, a lone wolf in a sealskin coat who performs with just one roadie and a sound system, Seidl is once again getting the band back together. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2022 Bennett’s dad, Doug Bennett, a former roadie for prog-rock band Kansas who went on to work in industrial lighting/sound construction, had frequently attended Tangled String shows. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022 The large teddy bear of a man served as a roadie and personal assistant to the band from their early days to their breakup. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021 See More
Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Some nervous roadie just announced Eddie missed the bus after the show last night, so Chris Cornell will take his place. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022 That allows far-flung Brewers fans to plan summer weekends around a roadie to ballgames without worrying about iffy weather. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022 The speaker is a roadie for King Crimson, which made it to the small-time and has stayed there for more than 50 years. Kyle Smith, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022 All that's to say that FC Cincinnati was always going to have a hard time getting something out of this roadie. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2022 Unlike Rimini’s protagonist, a lone wolf in a sealskin coat who performs with just one roadie and a sound system, Seidl is once again getting the band back together. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2022 Bennett’s dad, Doug Bennett, a former roadie for prog-rock band Kansas who went on to work in industrial lighting/sound construction, had frequently attended Tangled String shows. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022 The large teddy bear of a man served as a roadie and personal assistant to the band from their early days to their breakup. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
road + -ie
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above
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