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disquaires

disquaires is the plural of disquaire.

Meaning of disquaire

Noun

disquaire (plural disquaires)

  1. (dated) A disc jockey, especially one in a French-speaking country.
    • 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.1963 July 5, “The Compleat Virtuosi”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Warner Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2008

Questions about disquaires

What is disquaires the plural of?
Disquaires is the plural of disquaire.

Words near disquaires in the dictionary

  1. disputeth
  2. disputify
  3. disputing
  4. disputings
  5. disquaire
  6. disquaires
  7. disqualifiable
  8. disqualification
  9. disqualifications
  10. disqualified
  11. disqualifier

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