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disk jockey

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: an announcer of a radio show of popular recorded music also : one who plays recorded music for dancing at a nightclub or party

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“Disk jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disk%20jockey. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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