master of ceremonies

n. pl. masters of ceremonies

1. A person who acts as host at a formal event, making the welcoming speech and introducing other speakers.

2. A performer who conducts a program of varied entertainment by introducing other performers to the audience.

a person who presides over a public ceremony, formal dinner, or entertainment, introducing the events, performers, etc. Abbreviation MC

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Noun

master of ceremonies - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

emcee, host

entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse

compere - British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc

Lord of Misrule - a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration

question master, quizmaster - the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game

ringmaster - the person in charge of performances in a circus ring

symposiarch, toastmaster - the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet

Translations

master of ceremonies n → maestro di cerimonie

master of ceremonies → مقدم برامج konferenciér studievært Conférencier κομπέρ animador juontaja animateur voditelj kroz program presentatore 司会者 사회자 conferencier programvert konferansjer mestre de cerimónias, mestre de cerimônias конферансье konferencier คนแนะนำละคร sunucu người giới thiệu chương trình 主持人

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announcer chairman compere emcee entertainer host Hosting Lord of Misrule master mastermind Mc question master quizmaster ringmaster symposiarch toastmaster	Near midnight, the master of ceremonies announced that the slave women who had been presented to the emperor since his arrival in New Gondar would be exhibited, that the royal host would select such as he wished, after which he would present the balance of them to his guests. The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context The Wizard now became Master of Ceremonies, as Ozma had placed the conduct of the performance in his hands. The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context and straightway comes over the water from some distant cove the same password repeated, where the next in seniority and girth has gulped down to his mark; and when this observance has made the circuit of the shores, then ejaculates the master of ceremonies, with satisfaction, tr-r-r-oonk Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context	master bedroom master builder master chief petty officer master class master copy master corporal master cylinder master disk master file master film master gunnery sergeant Master in Business Master in Business Administration Master in chancery Master in Public Affairs Master joint master key Master lode master mariner master mason Master of Architecture Master of Arts Master of Arts in Library Science Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Arts/Science master of ceremonies Master of Divinity Master of Education Master of Fine Arts master of foxhounds Master of Laws Master of Library Science Master of Literature Master of Science Master of Science in Engineering Master of the buckhounds Master of the Horse Master of the Queen's Music Master of the revels Master of the robes Master of the Rolls Master of Theology master plan master plot master race master sergeant Master sinew Master singer Master stroke master switch Master tap	Master of Business Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration and Engineering Master of Business Administration in e-Business Master of Business Administration in International Management Master of Business Administration International Master of Business Administration Student Association Master of Business Administration Technology Management Master of Business Administration with Bachelor of Laws Master of Business Administration/archive1 Master of Business Administration/archive1 Master of Business Adminstration Master of Business Adminstration Master of Business and Organizational Leadership Program Master of Business and Technology Master of Business Communications Master of Business Education Master of Business Engineering Master of Business Information Management and Systems Master of Business Information Systems Master of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Master of Business Law and Taxation Master of Business Operational Excellence Master of Business Student Association Master of Business Taxation Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology master of ceremonies Master of Ceremonies Brian Christina Master of Ceremony Master of Ceremony Master of Ceremony Master of Chemistry Master of Christian Ministry Master of Church Music Master of City and Regional Planning Master of City Planning Master of Civic Design Master of Civil Engineering Master of Civil Law Master of Clinical Research Master of Commerce Master of Commerce and Management Master of Commercial Law Master of Commercial Science Master of Communication in Digital Media Master of Communication Technology and Policy Master of Community and Regional Planning Master of Community Development Master of Community Medicine Master of Community Planning Master of Computer Applications Master of Computer Graphic Design Master of Computer Science

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announcer
chairman
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emcee
entertainer
host
Hosting
Lord of Misrule
master
mastermind
Mc
question master
quizmaster
ringmaster
symposiarch
toastmaster

Near midnight, the master of ceremonies announced that the slave women who had been presented to the emperor since his arrival in New Gondar would be exhibited, that the royal host would select such as he wished, after which he would present the balance of them to his guests.

The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The Wizard now became Master of Ceremonies, as Ozma had placed the conduct of the performance in his hands.

The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

and straightway comes over the water from some distant cove the same password repeated, where the next in seniority and girth has gulped down to his mark; and when this observance has made the circuit of the shores, then ejaculates the master of ceremonies, with satisfaction, tr-r-r-oonk

Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context

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