- a person who supervises a ceremony
- a person who presides over an entertainment, as on a radio or television program or in a nightclub, at a banquet, etc., introducing the speakers or performers, filling in the intervals with jokes, etc.
master of ceremonies
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master of ceremonies
noun
pl. masters of ceremonies- A person who acts as host at a formal event, making the welcoming speech and introducing other speakers.
- A performer who conducts a program of varied entertainment by introducing other performers to the audience.
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Noun
(plural masters of ceremonies)
- Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.
- Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.
- (rap music, in the abbreviated form "MC" or sometimes "emcee") A rapper.
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