disc jockey

verb

ˈdisk-ˈjä-kē 

variants or less commonly disc-jockey or disk jockey or disk-jockey

disc jockeyed also disc-jockeyed or disk jockeyed or disk-jockeyed; disc jockeying also disc-jockeying or disk jockeying or disk-jockeying; disc jockeys also disc-jockeys or disk jockeys or disk-jockeys

transitive + intransitive

: to perform the role of a disc jockey : to act as a disc jockey for

Max Media's Chad Evans disc jockeyed the event. He said he had a variety of music ranging several decades queued for the evening.

—Sarah Desantis

[Tom] Joyner transformed radio when he began disc jockeying in the Dallas and Chicago markets.

—Lynn Jones

During spring breaks and vacations in college, she worked at 1360-AM … where she anchored and edited radio shows, wrote commercials, disc-jockeyed and covered Bills training camp …

—Rachel Lenzi

Examples of disc jockey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lyons, who got his start as a radio disc jockey in the 1940s, had begun turning his attention to younger musicians, wondering what his beloved genre held in its future. —Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026

Born on April 1, 1960 in Chicago, Runyon’s father was Jim Runyon, a popular radio disc jockey. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026

Benson was always more than just a rock radio disc jockey who dropped the needle in the grooves for a few hours and then clocked out. —Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026

While with the Packers, Jim already showed his ability as an on-air talent, doubling as a disc jockey and local sportscaster. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disc jockey

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• hockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie
• walkie

Kids Definition

disc jockey

noun

variants or disk jockey

: one who conducts and announces a radio show of popular recorded music

also : one who plays recorded music for dancing (as at a party)