disc jockey
noun [C] (abbreviation DJ)Definition
B1 someone who plays records and talks on the radio or at an event where people dance to recorded popular music, such as a nightclubRadio and television presentersPop, rock and soul
(Definition of disc jockey noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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