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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › disc-jockeyDISC JOCKEY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › disc-jockeyDISC JOCKEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DISC JOCKEY meaning: 1. someone who plays records and talks on the radio or at an event where people dance to recorded…. Learn more.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › disc_jockeydisc jockey - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Alternative forms

    1. discjockey 2. disk jockey 3. diskjockey

    Etymology

    Disc refers to the shape of the carrier holding the music. Jockey refers to a diminutive of jock, the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name John, which is also used generically for “boy, or fellow” (compare Jack, Dick), at least since 1529. So, disc jockey / DJ, refers to a young person playing (with discs holding) music. Coined by journalist Walter Winchell in 1935 to describe Martin Block. Appeared in print in Varietyin 1941. Previously also called record man.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˌdɪsk ˈdʒɒki/

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈdisk ˈjokːei̯/, [ˈdis̠k ˈjo̞kːe̞i̯] 2. IPA(key): /ˈdisk ˈjoki/, [ˈdis̠k ˈjo̞k̟i] 3. IPA(key): /ˈdisk ˈdʒoki/, [ˈdis̠k ˈdʒo̞k̟i]

    Noun

    disc jockey 1. disc jockey (person who plays recorded music at a nightclub, bar, party etc.)

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    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English disc jockey.

    Noun

    disc jockey m or f by sense (plural disc jockeys) 1. disc jockey 1.1. Synonym: disco-jóquei

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  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › disc-jockey_ndisc jockey, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the noun disc jockey mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun disc jockey. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. disc jockey has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. popular music (1940s) radio (1940s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun disc jockey?

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › disk-jockeyDISK JOCKEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of disk jockey in English. disk jockey. noun [ C ] uk/ˈdɪsk ˌdʒɒk.i/us/ˈdɪsk ˌdʒɑː.ki/. Add to word listAdd to word list. a US spelling ofdisc jockey. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Broadcasting: radio & television presenters. anchor.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › disc-jockeydisc jockey noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    disc jockey. noun. /ˈdɪsk dʒɒki/. /ˈdɪsk dʒɑːki/. ( North American English also disk jockey) (abbreviation DJ) (also informal deejay) a person whose job is to introduce and play recorded popular music, on radio or television or at a club, party, etc. Topics Music b2, TV, radio and news b2, Jobs b2.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › disk-jockeydisk jockey - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of disk jockey in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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