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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRundfunksprecher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Rundfunksprecher
"Der Rundfunksprecher moderierte die Morgensendung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An announcer on a radio station who introduces and plays recorded music, reads advertisements, and talks to listeners.
"The popular radio jockey entertained morning commuters with witty banter and popular songs." - 2
A person who hosts an entertainment program on commercial or public radio broadcasts.
"She started her career as a late-night music radio jockey before moving into television."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'radio', originating from Latin 'radius' (ray, spoke) via telegraphy terms, and 'jockey', an abbreviation of 'jocky', a diminutive of the given name Jock (Scottish for John). Originally used in the mid-20th century to describe individuals who 'jockeyed' or maneuvered the phonograph records and audio equipment in a radio broadcast studio.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radio jockey" is said worldwide
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animateur radio
Transliteration: animateur radio
"L'animateur radio a passé la chanson demandée par l'auditeur."
Rundfunksprecher
Transliteration: Rundfunksprecher
"Der Rundfunksprecher moderierte die Morgensendung."
conduttore radiofonico
Transliteration: conduttore radiofonico
"Il conduttore radiofonico ha intervistato un famoso cantante."
locutor de radio
Transliteration: locutor de radio
"El locutor de radio saludó a todos los oyentes madrugadores."
locutor de rádio
Transliteration: locutor de rádio
"O locutor de rádio colocou a música mais pedida da semana."
रेडियो जॉकी
Transliteration: rediyo joki
"रेडियो जॉकी ने अपने शो में बेहतरीन गाने सुनाए।"
广播主持人
Transliteration: guǎngbō zhǔchírén
"这位广播主持人的声音非常磁性。"
라디오 진행자
Transliteration: radio jinhaengja
"인기 라디오 진행자가 청취자들과 사연을 나누었다."
ラジオパーソナリティ
Transliteration: rajio pāsonariti
"そのラジオパーソナリティは軽妙なトークで人気がある。"
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