Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disquaire

/dɪsˈkɛɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: disqu-aire
IPA: /dɪsˈkɛɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disc jockey, especially one in a French-speaking country.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Some discothèques allow their patrons to suggest tunes to the disquaire, but at many such an impertinence would be unthinkable—like asking Pablo Casals to play Melancholy Baby."
"In fact, [Harry] Meyerson had Slim Hyatt, the "disquaire" (disk jockey) at Shepheards, assist him in programming the album."
"In France, clubs found they didn't need live musicians to get people to dance – just a disquaire who "programmed" dance records and moods for the evening. Such a place had a name too, a discotheque."
"He'd given the albums to the disquaire affiliated with Chez Castel, the popular Parisian discotheque."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: disquaire

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈkɛɚ/
British English: /dɪsˈkɛə/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

disquaires (plural) discaire (alternative)

Homonyms

discaire

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce disquaire?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkɛɚ/.
What does disquaire mean?: A disc jockey, especially one in a French-speaking country.
Where does disquaire come from?: It is traced to French.

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