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Definitions

master of ceremonies

NOUN

emcee

Synonyms

WEAK

chairman presiding officer speaker

NOUN

formal host

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emcee moderator ringmaster

WEAK

MC compere host marshal mistress of ceremonies toastmaster

Example Sentences

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Mr. Stace is a novelist, a singer-songwriter and the master of ceremonies of Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Pap, as he liked to be called, presided as master of ceremonies.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Eschewing the standard limousine for his battered VW Beetle, Dick Cheney proved a popular and approachable master of ceremonies.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

For the uninitiated, “Cabaret” begins with a marionette-like male character named the Emcee, the omnipresent master of ceremonies of an underground Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, smiling into a warped mirror.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

As the dedication ceremony continued at the Apollo, the master of ceremonies, activist-entertainer Harry Belafonte—yet another childhood “uncle”—framed the importance of this historic moment for the audience assembled.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey