plural emcees
1
: master of ceremonies
especially
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment
The emcee primes the crowd and rock music pulses, bolstered by lasers and fireworks. —
Allison Glock
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: a performer of rap music : rapper
… MC Lyte, the first female hip-hop emcee to release a solo album …—Deena Zaru
Deena Zaru
emceed; emceeing; emcees
1
: to perform the role of a master of ceremonies : to act as emcee for
emceed an awards dinner
… he reports that one week after the surgery he was back emceeing at the Improv …—Roger Friedman
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: to perform rap music : rap
… [DMX's] love of hip-hop—from production to emceeing—built his name as an underground force in New York City.—Kevin L. Clark
Kevin L. Clark… [Lauryn] Hill was so wildly proficient at singing and emceeing …—Clover Hope
Clover HopeThe Hulu personality [Khloé Kardashian] followed up by emceeing her own verse, rapping, "Then my birthday is in June / And I'm gonna need you to help me make my cake, too."—Kat Pettibone
Kat PettiboneExamples of emcee in a Sentence
Noun
acted as emcee for the evening's entertainment at the political convention
Verb
She agreed to emcee at an awards dinner.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The Florida emcee more recently was seen laid out in the street eating chicken, presumably on drugs.
—Keydra Manns, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Time Staff, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Who is emceeing the 2024 MTV VMAs? Meghan Thee Stallion will take the reigns as host this year, following last year’s emcee Nicki Minaj.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The show is bolstered by a panel of five hosts — one of them a former contestant, introduced as an emcee in season three — offering witty commentary and analysis.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The Florida emcee more recently was seen laid out in the street eating chicken, presumably on drugs.
—Keydra Manns, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
The performance was emceed by Samuel L. Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam, setting up the songs and providing interstitial commentary.
—Time Staff, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Who is emceeing the 2024 MTV VMAs? Meghan Thee Stallion will take the reigns as host this year, following last year’s emcee Nicki Minaj.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emcee. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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