mistress of ceremonies
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Noha watches over the dining room as mistress of ceremonies while the chef’s wife, Ragheda, assists with salads and sweets.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
Julie Andrews is mistress of ceremonies for "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016" on a new "Great Performances."
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2015
Savannah Lowery — as the soloist who is mistress of ceremonies in “Rubies” — hurled happy thunderbolts.
From New York Times • May 26, 2014
His re-edit of Vogue by Madonna was a dancefloor staple last year, cutting her into a fierce mistress of ceremonies.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013
"Will not your Highness try to rise?" pleaded the mistress of ceremonies, in the greatest anxiety; for the prince might now enter at any moment.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von