roadie
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• noun
A person employed by a touring band or musical act to set up, maintain, and transport instruments, sound, and lighting equipment.
"The veteran roadie spent three hours tuning the guitars and checking the microphones before the concert began."
An enthusiast or competitive athlete who participates primarily in road cycling rather than mountain biking (informal).
"Every Sunday morning, a large group of local roadies gathers at the cafe before riding fifty miles along the coast."
North American An alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage taken along to be consumed while traveling or walking from one place to another (slang).
"He poured the rest of his iced coffee into a travel mug to have as a roadie on the drive home."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 1960s within the rock music industry as a colloquial shortening of "road manager" or "road crew" combined with the diminutive suffix "-ie".