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master of ceremonies

American  

noun

  1. a person who directs the entertainment at a party, dinner, nightclub, radio or television broadcast, or the like, acting as host and introducing the speakers or performers. M.C., MC

master of ceremonies British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of master of ceremonies

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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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

Sam White, 48, is a celebrant who acts as a master of ceremonies for milestone family events like weddings.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

The master of ceremonies made the introductions with the flare of a circus ringmaster asking the audience to direct its attention please to the center ring.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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