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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

Without telling her family, Cobarrubias drove to Hollywood for a video jockey audition while still a freshman in college.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The leading man in “Red Rocket” made his name as a comic rapper and an MTV video jockey.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

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

The idea of having a video jockey in a booth playing film clips was ahead of its time, but the VJ, Claude Bessy, got us into all sorts of trouble.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2012

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