: an announcer of a radio show of popular recorded music
also: one who plays recorded music for dancing at a nightclub or party
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe sounds of everything from disc jockey’s mic breaks to promotional ads transports the listener back to the glory days of WMMS. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 16 June 2022 After studying philosophy at Dartmouth, Rafelson got drafted into the army, and worked as a disc jockey while stationed in Japan. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 July 2022 In this instant cult classic from filmmaker Andrew Patterson, a young 1950s disc jockey (Jake Horowitz) and a geeky switchboard operator (Sierra McCormick) investigate a possible conspiracy designed to hide the existence of UFOs. Clark Collis, EW.com, 22 July 2022 While working as a disc jockey in his early 20s, Engvall was in a nightclub one evening with friends, who urged him to get up on stage and try his hand at stand-up. Nick Clement, Variety, 26 May 2022 The memorial event is being organized by metro Detroit music promoters Brian Major and Roger Burghdoff, along with veteran Detroit rock disc jockey Doug Podell. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022 Johnson; celebrated disc jockey and 92Q radio host DJ Quicksilva; and Baltimore’s DJ Tanz. Micha Green, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2022 The guest speaker will be former radio personality and disc jockey Larry Morrow, who served as a Marine. Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 25 May 2022 The influential disc jockey and music executive was 55. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 See More