Standard Lemma guide

DJ

name · noun · symbol · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/
  • /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪ
  • rhymes with -iːdʒeɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY1 JH EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Dow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, stock-ticker-symbol

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of David Jones, an Australian luxury department store.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DJs

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of disc jockey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deejay

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of dinner jacket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of dust jacket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

symbol

Meaning 6

disk jockey

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a person who announces and plays popular recorded music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disk jockey, disc jockey

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: broadcaster

9

verb

Meaning 9

comment on music to be played

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disk-jockey, disc-jockey

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: comment

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.