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video jockey

American  

noun

  1. a person who plays, announces, and comments on videocassette recordings, as on a music video broadcast or at a discotheque.


video jockey British  

noun

  1.  VJ.  a person who introduces and plays videos, esp of pop songs, on a television programme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He became what’s known as a video jockey after college, offering lively commentary and translating WWE matches into the local Luganda language for fellow viewers.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

Simon Rex had tried it all -- comedy, TV, MTV video jockey -- but nothing had brought him the critical respect he’s earning for his film “Red Rocket.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2022

The Creative team learned the news from Adrian Monzon, a Cuban video jockey who was the “contact of highest confidence” on the island, documents show.

From Washington Times Dec. 11, 2014

That same month, at a performance of “Audio_Bio_Graf,” a video jockey mixed trippy screen images with “Smoke on the Water” by the rock band Deep Purple.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2011

Lali Puna and Jon Hopkins Two cult electronic artists join forces: lest anyone protest that live electronica is hardly a visual feast, Hopkins performs with "video jockey" Myogenic.

From The Guardian Apr. 28, 2010

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