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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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Jem Wakeman, the master of ceremonies, said it was the "hottest" event he had ever done.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

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

Royal Brougham was the master of ceremonies, and the proceedings were broadcast live on radio.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown