disc jockey

or disk jockey

noun

1. a person who conducts a radio broadcast consisting of recorded music, informal talk, commercial announcements, etc.
2. a person who selects, plays, and announces records at a discotheque.

disc jockey

noun

1. a person who announces and plays recorded music, esp pop music, on a radio programme, etc DJdj

Word History and Origins

Origin of disc jockey¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

What these super-compact styles can’t replicate is the experience of the best over-ear headphones that make you feel like an old-school disc jockey and offer an actually enveloping listening experience.

From Popular-Science

Now a small band of Dylan sleuths led by an Albuquerque disc jockey may finally have found the key…but, to what?

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• announcer
• broadcaster
• deejay
• disk jockey
• radio announcer