turntablist

/ ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəlɪst /

noun

1. a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records

Example Sentences

Jackson Wang and NIKI; the “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton; and influential figures like the ’90s dance-pop singer Jocelyn Enriquez and the Bay Area turntablist group Invisibl Skratch Piklz.

From New York Times

DJ-driven music was always at the core of the fest’s identity — the first Sahara bill had turntablist A-Trak and techno legends Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Richie Hawtin.

From Los Angeles Times

No shade to the folks heading right, but the place to be on a recent Saturday night was to the left, where DJ D-Nice, the turntablist who’s made a new name for himself in every decade since the 1980s, turned the historic theater into a swag-surfing dance party accompanied by a twerking orchestra.

From Washington Post

Jahi Sundance is a turntablist.

From Los Angeles Times

DJ Logic, a jazz turntablist, opens.

From Seattle Times