compere
Example Sentences
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He studied psychology at Queen's University in Belfast before making his first serious steps into stardom as compere at the Empire Comedy Club in the city.
From BBC • May 20, 2023
After studying psychology at Queen's University Belfast, he made his first serious steps to stardom as compere at the Empire Comedy Club in the city.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021
On a stage high above a hockey stadium to the north of Lahore, a compere shrieks into the microphone.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2018
A festival employee called Barry Jenkins, one of those peripheral film-industry types who’s been working at Telluride for a decade, working his way up from toilet-cleaner to gofer to usher to compere.
From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2017
“And now,” said Slughorn, shifting massively in his seat with the air of a compere introducing his star act.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
