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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesturntablist
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tœʁnˈtɛ.blist
"O turntablist usou técnicas avançadas de scratch no show."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A musician or DJ who uses record players and mixing equipment to manipulate sounds and create original music.
"The skilled turntablist dazzled the audience with intricate scratching and beat-juggling techniques." - 2
An artist who treats the turntable as a unique musical instrument, using techniques like friction, slip-cueing, and phase shifting.
"Modern hip-hop heavily relies on the innovative soundscapes generated by the avant-garde turntablist."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'turntable' (referring to a phonograph record player), combining it with the agent suffix '-ist' which denotes a practitioner of a particular trade or activity. The term was coined in the 1990s—popularized by DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies—to distinguish musicians who use turntables to create original music and manipulation art from traditional DJs who simply play records.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turntablist" is said worldwide
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platiniste
Transliteration: pla.ti.nist
"Le platiniste a créé des rythmes incroyables en direct."
Turntablist
Transliteration: tœːɐ̯nˈtɛp.lɪst
"Der Turntablist zeigte beeindruckende Scratch-Techniken auf der Bühne."
turntablist
Transliteration: turntablist
"Il turntablist ha suonato il suo set con incredibile precisione."
tocadisquista
Transliteration: to.ka.disˈkis.ta
"El tocadisquista demostró su habilidad con el vinilo durante la competencia."
turntablist
Transliteration: tœʁnˈtɛ.blist
"O turntablist usou técnicas avançadas de scratch no show."
टर्नटेब्लिस्ट
Transliteration: taranateblist
"वह प्रसिद्ध टर्नटेब्लिस्ट संगीत समारोह में अपने कौशल का प्रदर्शन कर रहा है।"
转盘手
Transliteration: zhuǎnpánshǒu
"这位优秀的转盘手在舞台上展示了高超的搓盘技巧。"
턴테이블리스트
Transliteration: teonteibeulriseuteu
"그 턴테이블리스트는 현란한 스크래치 연주로 관객을 매료시켰다."
ターンテーブリスト
Transliteration: tāntēburisuto
"そのターンテーブリストは華麗なスクラッチ技法を披露した。"
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