disc jockey
Americannoun
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a person who conducts a radio broadcast consisting of recorded music, informal talk, commercial announcements, etc.
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a person who selects, plays, and announces records at a discotheque.
noun
Etymology
Origin of disc jockey
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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But she found a job as a typist at Radio Tokyo, which enlisted POWs in its propaganda division and recruited her in late 1943 as a disc jockey.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Wright was a radio innovator, who has been credited with helping "to redefine the role of a disc jockey" after introducing his lively, Zoo-format shows to Radio 1 in the 1980s.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024
Mister Cee, a disc jockey who was an integral figure in New York City’s booming 1990s hip-hop scene and was an early champion of the Notorious B.I.G., has died.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024
He credited disc jockey Poppa Stoppa, whose real name was Clarence Hayman, as coming up with the nickname the “Frogman,” which mimicked Fats Domino’s moniker the “Fatman.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
My mother sold her rabbit fur coat to the wife of a Spanish radio station disc jockey.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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