deejay
noun
dee·jay ˈdē-ˌjā 
: disc jockey
deejay verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Emcees are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame author Jan Mitchell and WCSB deejay Ray Carr. 
cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 Specs Howard, the radio deejay who founded the Specs Howard School of Media Arts in metro Detroit more than 50 years ago, died Saturday at 96. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 The five-star commitment was an event with an in-house deejay, merchandise table and snacks offered. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 July 2022 Just him and the deejay, which is a bit of a rarity in hip-hop today. Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2022 And when there was a break in the nearly two hours of football and fun, Ndubuisi was right by Capstick's side, chatting with him and inviting teammates to show off their dance moves to the music of a live deejay. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 Following in his father's musical footsteps, Ian was a deejay. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2022 Michelle Reyes, a 37-year-old special education instructor and deejay who lives in Santa Ana, has always loved the holiday because of the annual party in her family’s backyard. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2021 But while the deejay might be strangely tone deaf, West Side Story's Ariana DeBose pulled focus with her historic win, which, in comparison, struck all the right notes. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022 See More
cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 Specs Howard, the radio deejay who founded the Specs Howard School of Media Arts in metro Detroit more than 50 years ago, died Saturday at 96. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 The five-star commitment was an event with an in-house deejay, merchandise table and snacks offered. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 July 2022 Just him and the deejay, which is a bit of a rarity in hip-hop today. Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2022 And when there was a break in the nearly two hours of football and fun, Ndubuisi was right by Capstick's side, chatting with him and inviting teammates to show off their dance moves to the music of a live deejay. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 Following in his father's musical footsteps, Ian was a deejay. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2022 Michelle Reyes, a 37-year-old special education instructor and deejay who lives in Santa Ana, has always loved the holiday because of the annual party in her family’s backyard. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2021 But while the deejay might be strangely tone deaf, West Side Story's Ariana DeBose pulled focus with her historic win, which, in comparison, struck all the right notes. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
disc jockey
First Known Use
circa 1948, in the meaning defined above