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Definition of "disc jockey" [disc• jock•ey]

  • An announcer who presents and comments on popular recorded music, especially on the radio; a DJ. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "disc jockey" in a sentence
  • "Ricot Dupuy, a disc jockey at Radio Soleil d'Haiti in Brooklyn, answered calls from listeners seeking information about the devastation in Haiti."
  • "As news of the devastation wrought by a powerful earthquake trickled out of Haiti on Tuesday evening, Ricot Dupuy, a disc jockey at Radio Soleil d'Haiti in Brooklyn, sat alone in his radio booth fielding a flurry of phone calls from local listeners."