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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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Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and television show host, has died at 52 after a years-long battle with breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

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

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

A tattooed video jockey from Occupy TV was milling about, recording it all on a Sony hand-held camera.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2012

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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