Etymology

disquaire

disqu·aire
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Today it means: A disc jockey, especially one in a French-speaking country. Full definition →

French disquaire
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromdisquaire“record dealer; record shop”
  2. English todaydisquaire

Borrowed, with a change in meaning, from French disquaire (“record dealer; record shop”).

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