emcee

[ em-see ]

noun

1. master of ceremonies ( def ).

verb (used with object)

, em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

1. to act as master of ceremonies for.

verb (used without object)

, em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

1. to act as master of ceremonies.

emcee

/ ˌɛmˈsiː /

noun

1. a master of ceremonies

verb

1. to act as master of ceremonies (for or at)

Word History and Origins

Origin of emcee¹

1935–35, Americanism; spelling form of the abbreviation MC ( def ) or M.C. ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of emcee¹

C20: from the abbreviation MC

Example Sentences

Mellencamp, who has been vocal about her experiences with the type of skin cancer, served as the event’s emcee.

From Los Angeles Times

South Bronx emcee Fat Joe will serve as the opener during Monday’s Game 3 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

From Los Angeles Times

After dinner, dancer and emcee Niki Rickard gathers the performers in a circle and asks the audience for “a moment of silence ... to acknowledge all we have lost.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now 30, she also handles sales and emcee duties, summarizing the island’s history of migration, colonization, whaling, plantations and resilience in diplomatically measured tones.

From Los Angeles Times

But shortly after a well-received turn as emcee at the White House Correspondents Dinner last year, Wood announced he would be leaving “The Daily Show.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anchor
• entertainer
• manager
• moderator
• owner
• presenter