different between deejay vs composer

English

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?di?d?e?/
• Rhymes: -i?d?e?

Noun

deejay (plural deejays)

1. A disc jockey.

Verb

deejay (third-person singular simple present deejays, present participle deejaying, simple past and past participle deejayed)

1. To perform as a disc jockey.

Alternative forms

• DJ

English

Etymology

From compose +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: k?m-p?z??r, IPA^(key): /k?m?po?z??/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?m-p?z??r, IPA^(key): /k?m?p??z?/
• Rhymes: -??z?(?)

Noun

composer (plural composers)

1. One who composes; an author.
   1. Especially, one who composes music.
2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French composer, from com- +? poser, as an adaptation of Latin compon?, componere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.po.ze/
• Homophones: composai, composé, composée, composées, composés, composez

Verb

composer

1. to compose
2. to constitute, to make up
3. to dial (a number)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• corps composé

Related terms

Further reading

• “composer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

From com- +? poser, as an adaptation of Latin compon?, componere.

Verb

composer

1. to come to an agreement
2. to compose; to create; to make; to manufacture

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• ? English: compose
• French: composer