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emcee
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun emcee has 1 sense
- emcee(n = noun.person) host, master of ceremonies - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers); Array is a kind of entertainer
has particulars: compere, lord of misrule, question master, quizmaster, ringmaster, symposiarch, toastmaster, ed sullivan, edward vincent sullivan, sullivan
Derived form verb emcee1
Verb emcee has 1 sense
- emcee(v = verb.social) compere - act as a master of ceremonies; Array is one way to host
Derived form noun emcee1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
OXFORD DICTIONARY
emcee, n. & v. colloq.
--n. a master of ceremonies or comp{egrave}re.
--v.tr. & intr. (emcees, emceed) comp{egrave}re.
--n. a master of ceremonies or comp{egrave}re.
--v.tr. & intr. (emcees, emceed) comp{egrave}re.
Etymology
the letters MC
THESAURUS
emcee
AFTRA, Abbot of Unreason, DJ, Lord of Misrule, MC, anchor man, announcer, attorney, auteur, bailiff, ballyhoo man, barker, broadcaster, butler, callboy, commentator, costume designer, costumer, costumier, croupier, curator, custodian, director, disk jockey, equestrian director, exhibitor, factor, guardian, housekeeper, impresario, landreeve, librarian, majordomo, makeup man, marshal, master of ceremonies, news commentator, newscaster, playreader, proctor, procurator, producer, program director, programmer, prompter, radiobroadcaster, ringmaster, scenewright, seneschal, set designer, showman, social director, sound-effects man, spieler, sportscaster, stage director, stage manager, steward, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, toastmaster, usher, usherer, usherette
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